Turkey Breast with Cranberry-Orange Glaze
Ingredients
- 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
- ⅓ to ½ cup orange marmalade
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 whole turkey breast 4½ to 5 lb
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325°F.
- Line roasting pan with foil; spray rack with cooking spray.
- In 1-quart saucepan, heat cranberry juice to boiling.
- Cook 10 minutes or until reduced by half.
- Stir in marmalade, honey, butter and salt.
- Cook over medium heat 2 minutes or until butter is melted, stirring occasionally.
- Place turkey, skin side up, on rack in pan.
- Brush turkey with half of the glaze.
- Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of breast and does not touch bone.
- Bake 1 hour.
- Uncover; brush with glaze.
- Bake 1 hour 45 minutes longer, brushing with remaining glaze every 30 minutes, until thermometer reads 165°F.
- Place tent of foil loosely over turkey to prevent excessive browning.
- Let stand 15 minutes for easiest carving.