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Honey and Thyme-Brined Turkey Breast

Honey and Thyme-Brined Turkey Breast
Honey and Thyme-Brined Turkey Breast is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 12 servings. This main course has 315 calories, 49g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pepper, water, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. Users who liked this recipe also liked Orange, Honey, and Thyme Brined Turkey Breast, Honey-Brined Turkey Breast, and Grilled Honey-Dijon Brined Turkey Breast.

Instructions

1
Combine 1 cup of water, 2 tablespoons pepper, and thyme sprigs in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, and remove from heat.
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Pour into a large bowl; cool to room temperature.
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Add remaining 6 cups water, salt, honey, and sugar, stirring until salt and sugar dissolve.
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Pour salt mixture into a 2-gallon zip-top plastic bag.
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Add ice and turkey; seal. Refrigerate 24 hours, turning the bag occasionally.
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Remove turkey from bag, and discard brine. Pat turkey dry with paper towels.
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Rub turkey with oil.
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Combine 1 tablespoon pepper and chopped thyme; rub over turkey.
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Preheat oven to 40
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Place the turkey on a roasting pan coated with cooking spray.
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Bake at 400 for 1 hour or until thermometer inserted into thickest portion of the breast registers 18
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12
Place turkey on a platter. Cover with foil; let stand 15 minutes.
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Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings12
Health Score16
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