Maple Bacon-Wrapped Roast Turkey Breast
Ingredients
3 lb.
bone-in skin-on turkey breast
¼ cup (½ stick)
Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
1 tbsp.
finely minced fresh sage leaves
- kosher salt and freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns, to taste
¼ cup
Kowalski's Pure Maple Syrup
1 tbsp.
hot water
8 strips
Kowalski's Applewood Smoked Bacon
Directions
- Place turkey breast rib-side down on a roasting rack set in a roasting pan; let turkey dry and come to room temperature (about 1 hr.).
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix butter and sage until well combined; season with salt and pepper.
- Liberally sprinkle breast on all sides with salt and pepper. Slide your fingers under the skin to lift it away from the meat; using your hands, smear a thin layer of butter under and over the skin.
- In a second small mixing bowl, mix together syrup and hot water; brush a thin layer evenly onto turkey and reserve the remainder for basting.
- Roast turkey in preheated oven for 1 hr., basting with syrup mixture every 15 min.
- Remove turkey from oven; wrap overlapping strips of bacon over and around the breast.
- Return to oven for about 30 min., basting with syrup every 15 min. If the bacon is done or the turkey gets too dark before it reaches temperature, shield it with foil and continue cooking until the turkey registers an internal temperature of 160°.
- Remove turkey from oven; tent with foil and let rest for 10-15 min. before carving (temperature will increase to 165° as turkey rests).
