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Maple Roast Turkey and Gravy

“A New England style turkey with maple syrup. Try stuffing it with Cranberry, Sausage and Apple Stuffing. If you have fresh marjoram on hand, use 2 tablespoons rather than the 1/2 teaspoon dried. For an added zing of taste, two tablespoons of apple brandy can be added. If you don't have fresh thyme, substitute 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme. Originally submitted to ThanksgivingRecipe.com.”

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2006

So moist and flavorful! I didn't save the extra maple mix for gravy, I poured it on the white meat after it was carved. This is the best turkey I have ever made. Try it with a cranberry sauce made with orange juice and orange zest. The citrus flavors compliment each other prefectly!

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Mrs. Angulo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: San Jose, California, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2006

I can't even say how good this recipe was. It was just outstanding. The gravy was fantastic, as was the stuffing, which I used Maple Sausage in. The left-over Apple Brandy is great in Cranberry-Cider too. This recipe is going in my "Oh-So Special" recipe box.

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C Patchin

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2006

Easy and wonderful. My husband has requested that I use this recipe next year.

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HUSKERMOM

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Columbus, Nebraska, USA

Living In: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2006

First time making turkey--it was good for first time. it cooked under 3 hours and it was a 14 lb. turkey--don't know what's up with that. the maple syrup taste didn't really get through..i actually couldn't taste it at all. Next time, ill try another recipe, but easy for first try!

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Leslie

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2006

This was the best turkey we have ever had. We were spending Thanksgiving away from home but I was bringing and cooking the turkey for the dinner. I made the maple butter up two days ahead and just rubbed the turkey with it on Thanksgiving Day. The turkey turned out exactly as the receip described. I'll use this recipe for other turkey dinners in years to come.

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Morris4me

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2006

This version of Thanksgiving turkey was delicious and quite easy.

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Alison

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Richville, New York, USA

Living In: Norwood, New York, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2006

This turkey recipe was awesome. I used all the marinade for the turkey and forgot to reserve some, so I just made the gravy from a flour, butter, and the pan drippings and it was perfect. Not too sweet.

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Chantel

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2006

I'm trying to figure out how this got to be a 5-star recipe. This turkey was very average. I honestly couldn't taste much of the apple/maple flavor in the finished product. This was quite a bit of work for such mediocre results. Definitely not the stunning results that I was hoping for. Guess I'll keep looking.

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Jeff T.

Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2006

This was my first year making the bird. It came out great. Add more vegetables & cut them into larger chunks. I think I might add potatos next time. Using the amount of vegetables called for in the recipe, the 2 cups of stock were too much. At the end I had at least a gallon of drippings even after making the gravy! I'm going to use that to make a turkey soup. This bird will now be my flagship bird for years to come & next time I'll add the sausage, cranberry apple stuffing I've heard so much about. Oh the gravy only had a hint of sweetness to it, perfect for mashed potatos.

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Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2006

I make this every year and it is awesome every year. I've never had an issue with the bird coming out dry. It is always moist and flavorful. I always increase the herbs for my personal taste. I find that it makes the gravy at the end more flavorful as well. I also take some of the roasted vegetables from the pan and puree it and add it to the gravy. Haven't tried adding apple brandy to the gravy yet, but I will probably do that this year. To Linda that said 2 cups of apple cider vinegar is too much, it's because it's apple cider, not apple cider vinegar. Read the recipe before you rate it.

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