Main Ingredients:

1 whole 12-15 lb. fresh turkey
salt and pepper to taste
1 onion
3-4 T. unsalted butter, melted
2 C. chicken stock
1/4 C. maple syrup
cranberry-bourbon relish (recipe follows)

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Preheat oven 350°F. Rinse turkey inside and out thoroughly.
Season cavity and the outside with salt and pepper.
Place onion in cavity, close with skewer and tie legs together.
Place turkey breast-side up on rack in a large roasting pan.
Brush half melted butter over turkey.
Pour 1/2 C. stock into pan.
Roast turkey for 15 minutes per pound or until meat thermometer registers 180°F. in the leg and 170°F. in the breast (about 3 hours).
Baste turkey with pan juices and add 1/2 C. stock to pan every 45 minutes.
Combine remaining butter with syrup and brush over turkey the last half hour of cooking.

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