Spicy Roast Turkey

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 -1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (14 lb) turkey

Recipe

• 1 mix the spices into the mayonnaise until thoroughly blended.
• 2 tuck back the wings and slather the spicy paste all over the turkey, massaging it into the bird.
• 3 (rub inside the bird, outside the bird and make sure to spread it under the breast skin).
• 4 roast on lowest rack of the oven at 500°f for 30 minutes.
• 5 remove the turkey from the oven and cover the breast with a double layer of heavy duty aluminum foil folded into a triangle (leaving the legs and dark meat uncovered), insert a thermometer into thickest part of the breast and return it to oven.
• 6 reduce the oven temperature to 350°f.
• 7 roast until the turkey temperature reaches 161°f (14 to 16 pound bird only needs a total of 2 to 2 1/2 hours of roasting).
• 8 remove the turkey from the oven and let it rest, loosely covered for at least 15 minutes before carving.