Categories: Poultry- Turkey

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 tsp. sunflower or coconut oil
• 2 tsp. smoke paprika
• 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. cumin seed
• Pinch ground red pepper (cayenne)
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 1 (4 to 7 lb.) bone-in, skin-on turkey breast, thawed

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine the maple syrup, sunflower oil, paprika, cinnamon, cumin, ground red pepper, 1/2 tsp. salt Season the inside of the turkey breast with salt and pepper. Gently loosen the skin on the breast with your fingers. Rub half of the maple mixture all over breast, including under the skin. Let stand at room temperature while the oven heats.
2. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Set a rack in a roasting pan. Place breast in roasting pan. Roast at 425 degrees for 10 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and continue roasting, basting with the remaining maple mixture after 1 hour, until breast reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees, 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 1/2 hours total. Tent with foil and let rest 15 to 20 minutes before slicing.

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