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Ingredients

1 teaspoon salt

1 medium onion, peeled and quartered

2 carrots, peeled and quartered

2 celery stalks, cut into chunks

4 sprigs parsley

6 tablespoons fresh chopped sage

1 whole bay leaf

2 tablespoons fresh chopped thyme

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1/4 teaspoons black pepper

1 -5.5 lb bone in turkey breast, cleaned and patted dry



Directions





Preheat oven to 325 degrees.



Sprinkle turkey breast with 1/2-teaspoon salt. In a roasting pan, mound carrots, onion, celery, parsley, and bay leaf in the center. Gently loosen the skin from the breast; sprinkle underneath the skin with 1/2 the sage and thyme. Rearrange the skin over breast and place turkey skin side up on the mound of vegetables. Brush turkey with 2 tablespoons of butter and then sprinkle with remaining sage, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.



Roast turkey uncovered until meat thermometer reaches 180 degrees. This should take about 2.5 hours.