Spicy Roast Turkey and a special guest recipe in the notes.

I actually prefer cooking with Turkey than with Chicken. Chicken can (and usually does) end up very dry. Whereas Turkey usually stays moist and juicy. Turkey is a great starter bird for cooking especially for an inexperienced cook. At least, that has been my experience. This is another recipe that uses Old Bay Seasoning because, let's be honest, if you have Old Bay Seasoning, you will use it every chance you get. Unless of course, you are making a cake - Maybe even then ... hmmm Old Bay Spice Cake? Why not? I have seen a recipe for ground Pork Peanut Butter cookies.

Ingredients

Three tablespoons Butter, unmelted

Five teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning

One tablespoon Lemon Juice

Two pounds Turkey Legs, or a whole turkey.

Coarse salt, Pepper to taste

Directions

In a small bowl, mix the butter, Old Bay Spice and Lemon Juice to a smooth paste.

Rub the spice blend paste all over the turkey skin. Place in the fridge and let sit for one hour to over night.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Celcius.

Place the turkey in a nine by thirteen inch baking dish. Season the turkey with salt and pepper to taste.

Bake the turkey in the oven for forty minutes; or, until the juices run clear when pierced with a fork.

Let the turkey rest for ten minutes before serving.

Notes

For the butter, you can use salted or unsalted. I generally only use unsalted butter if I am making desserts. However, I have used salted butter in a shortbread cookie recipe once and I liked the outcome so go with your gut on this one.

If you can't find Old bay Seasoning, I posted a recipe for one in the Notes section of the recipe at this link https://vocal.media/feast/old-bay-deviled-eggs

Usually, I am all for store bought lemon juice but for this recipe, I found that freshly squeezed works well. I cut the lemon in half, squeezed the juice from it and used the other half to cut into thin slices to put over top of the skin while baking. It makes the skin extra lemony if you are into that.

This recipe originally called for turkey legs. I have made it with a whole turkey and found the cooking time was almost the same. Just poke the turkey with a fork to make sure the juices are running clear before taking it out of the oven.

Just in case you thought I was just kidding about seeing a recipe for Ground Pork Peanut butter cookies, see below ...

1/2 lb Ground pork* This recipes doesn't specify if the ground pork called for is lean or regular.

2 ts Baking Soda

1 c Lard* I assume you could switch out for vegetable shortening if that is all you have on hand.

1/2 ts Cinnamon

1 c Sugar

1/2 c Peanut butter

1 c Brown sugar

1/2 c Nuts

2 Eggs; well beaten

1/2 c Orange rind; shredded

3 c Flour

Brown the ground pork in a skillet. Drain the fat from the cooked pork.

Cream together the lard, white sugar, brown sugar and eggs. Add flour, soda and cinnamon.

Blend in peanut butter, nuts and shredded orange rind.

Stir in ground pork and shape into small balls on greased cookie sheet.

Press the cookie balls down with fork dipped in sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees Celcius for 10 min.

This recipe should make five dozen cookies.

If you are brave enough to try making these cookies, let me know how they turned out. I might be an adventurous cook, but I am not that adventurous.