Apple-Almond Stuffed Turkey
- 1 pound bread sliced
- 3 medium onions chopped
- 3 medium apples tart, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups ham fully cooked, diced
- 1 cup celery sliced
- 1 tablespoon savory dried
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest grated
- 1 1/2 teaspoons orange zest grated
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cups almonds slivered, toasted
- 1/2 cup currants dried
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 14 pound turkey
- Cut bread into 1/2 inch cubes and place in a single layer on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 225 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes, tossing occasionally until partially dried.
- Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute the next 10 ingredients in butter until onions and apple are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Transfer to a large bowl.
- Add the bread cubes, almonds, currants, broth and juice; toss well.
- Just before baking, stuff the turkey.
- Skewer openings; tie drumsticks together.
- Place on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Bake, uncovered at 325 degrees for 4 1/2 to 5 hours or until thermometer reads 185 degrees.
- When turkey begins to brown, cover lightly with foil and baste if needed.
bread, onions, apples, ham fully, celery, lemon zest, orange zest, salt, black pepper, fennel seeds, butter, almonds, currants dried, chicken broth, apple juice, turkey
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/apple-almond-stuffed-turkey-32981 (may not work)