Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Roast Turkey Breast (Herbed Garlic Butter)
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
from downshiftology.com
It ranks #1 of 58 for browning depth among the roast turkey recipes we compared. 14 cooks on downshiftology.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 58.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 3% | 2% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 2948 g | 1 (6 1/2 pound) whole bone-in turkey breast |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened at room temperature) |
| 12 g | 4 garlic cloves (minced) |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
Method: 5 steps, published by downshiftology.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“The flavor was grand! The family really liked the taste! I took the skin off carefully and lightly slashed the breast to push the paste in a bit, then returned the skin on top and coated the outside. With 3 hours in fridge and 40 minutes to come to room tempe” — a cook, 5.0★
“I cooked two turkey breasts this past Thanksgiving and used this recipe. They were juicy and flavorful, with great instructions. I did have to set my butter by the stove/cooktop to warm up more as it was still too cold just sitting on my countertop for two d” — a cook, 5.0★