Easy Baked Turkey recipe

When you're looking for a simple cooking method to prepare a delicious holiday turkey, this recipe is the one!

Ingredients:

1 (8- to 10-pound) turkey
½ cup butter, sliced
½ cup vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 400°F.

2) Place turkey in a roasting pan. Lift the skin and insert the butter slices above the body cavity. Rub the oil over the surface of the turkey; rub with garlic and sprinkle with allspice and salt.

3) Cover with aluminum foil; top with roasting pan lid.

4) Place in oven; reduce temperature immediately to 350°F. Cook turkey 20 minutes for every pound. Remove the aluminum foil and lip for last 20 minutes of roasting to allow browning of skin.

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