Cajun Brine Roasted Turkey

• 3 tablespoons kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons ground red pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (12- to 14-lb.) whole fresh or frozen turkey, thawed
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• Wooden picks
• Kitchen string
• Vegetable cooking spray

1. Stir together first 6 ingredients.
2. Remove giblets and neck from turkey; pat turkey dry. Sprinkle 1 Tbsp. brine into cavity; rub into cavity. Reserve 1 Tbsp. brine, and sprinkle outside of turkey with remaining brine; rub into skin. Chill turkey 10 to 24 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Stir together butter and reserved 1 Tbsp. brine. Loosen skin from turkey breast without totally detaching skin; spread butter mixture under skin. Replace skin, securing with wooden picks.
4. Tie ends of legs together with string; tuck wing tips under. Place turkey, breast side up, on a lightly greased (with cooking spray) rack in a large roasting pan.
5. Bake at 350u0b0 for 2 hours and 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion of turkey thigh registers 165u0b0. Remove from oven; let stand 30 minutes before carving.

kosher salt, dark brown sugar, paprika, oregano, ground red pepper, garlic, butter, picks, kitchen string, vegetable cooking spray

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cajun-brine-roasted-turkey (may not work)