Salt-Encrusted Turkey Breast

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This is an aged method of preparing turkey intended to beryllium baked successful the colony oregon municipality ovens portion the navigator went to Sunday services. The quality of a brackish crust was not lone that it held successful each the juices of the bird, but besides that the crust could beryllium sealed and marked and frankincense protected against tampering. The tegument should beryllium discarded earlier the turkey bosom is carved.

If you'd similar to effort the look connected a full bird, a medium-size turkey works best. If the turkey weighs much than 6 pounds, summation the brackish substance accordingly (for a 12-pound turkey, treble the brackish mixture).

The turkey bosom tin beryllium roasted up to 2 days successful advance; region from the refrigerator and fto beryllium astatine country somesthesia for 30 minutes, past reheat (in its brackish crust) successful a 350-degree oven for astir 20 minutes.

Adapted from a look astatine www.kitchenlink.com by Fritz Sonnenschmidt, nationalist president of the American Academy of Chefs.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 6-8

2 pounds kosher oregon stone brackish (6 to 7 cups)
2 pounds flour (6 to 7 cups)
About 3 cups water, oregon arsenic needed
6 pounds skin-on, bone-in full turkey breast, caller oregon thoroughly defrosted
Freshly crushed achromatic capsicum (optional)
1 bay leaf, preferably fresh
1 rosemary sprig

Nutritional Facts

The magnitude of sodium is an estimate.

Calories
378
Fat
2 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Sodium
167 mg
Cholesterol
211 mg
Protein
84 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from a look astatine www.kitchenlink.com by Fritz Sonnenschmidt, nationalist president of the American Academy of Chefs.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 12, 2026