bourbon and molasses-glazed turkey breast

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup (such as maker's mark®)
• 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as tabasco®)
• 1 (2 pound) bone-in turkey breast

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 55 mins


• stir whiskey, molasses, and brown sugar in a saucepan until brown sugar has dissolved. place over medium heat, bring to a simmer, and turn off heat; stir salt and hot pepper sauce into mixture. pour marinade into a large bowl.
• place turkey breast into the marinade with skin side down; let stand for 1 hour, turning turkey breast over occasionally. transfer turkey to a roasting pan. retain marinade for basting.
• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• roast turkey breast in the preheated oven until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat reads 160 degrees f (70 degrees c), about 45 minutes. baste turkey occasionally with retained marinade. allow turkey breast to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.