Roast Turkey

Roast Turkey With Old-Fashioned Corn Bread Stuffing

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 large yellow onion (chopped)
5 cups crumbled corn bread
5 cups toasted fresh bread crumbs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup chicken broth
1 large egg (lightly beaten)
1 fresh or frozen and thawed turkey (12 pounds)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Instructions:

1.In a medium-size saucepan, melt the butter over moderate heat.
2.Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes or until tender.
3.Remove from the heat.
4.In a very large bowl, combine the corn bread, bread crumbs, baking
powder, poultry seasoning, and pepper.
5.Stir in the onion mixture.
6.In a small bowl, whisk together broth and egg.
7.Stir into the corn bread mixture.
8.Toss to coat well.
9.Preheat oven to 325.
10.Rinse turkey, drain and pat dry.
11.Remove neck and giblets; set aside to make the Giblet Gravy.
12.Stuff and truss turkey.
13.Place, breast-side-up, on a rack in a large roasting pan.
14.Brush with oil.
15.Insert roasting thermometer in turkey thigh without touching bone.
16.Spoon remaining stuffing into a lightly greased 2-quart casserole;
cover and refrigerate.

Roast turkey for 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until
thermometer registers 180, basting often and
covering with foil to prevent
over browning if necessary. Bake the covered
casserole of stuffing alongside turkey during
the last 30 minutes of roasting, adding an
additional 2 to 3 tablespoons chicken broth
if stuffing is dry. Let turkey stand for
15 to 20 minutes before carving.

Meanwhile, cook neck and giblets for giblet
gravy. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the pan
drippings from roast turkey for giblet
gravy. Prepare gravy. Carve turkey,
discarding skin. Serve turkey and dressing with gravy.