Dry Brined-Herb Roasted Turkey

• 3 tablespoons kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons rubbed sage
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black 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.
6. Cajun Brine Roasted Turkey: Prepare recipe as directed, substituting paprika for sage, dried oregano for dried thyme, and 2 tsp. ground red pepper for black pepper.
7. Jerk Brine Roasted Turkey: Prepare recipe as directed, substituting allspice for sage and onion powder for garlic powder and adding 2 tsp. ground cumin to brine mixture.
8. Five Spice Brine Roasted Turkey: Prepare recipe as directed, substituting Chinese five spice for sage and ground ginger for thyme.

kosher salt, dark brown sugar, sage, thyme, freshly ground black pepper, garlic, butter, picks, kitchen string, vegetable cooking spray

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