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Cedar Plank Turkey with cedar–infused cider gravy

This is destined to become a family tradition the first time you try this turkey. The incredible combo of flavors in the cedar and apple cider not only make the turkey taste great and a little smoky but it will keep your bird nice and juicy as well. This is also a very easy recipe. Happy Thanksgiving!

Number of Servings: 6-8
Ingredients:
1 large turkey
1 Tasty Timber Jr. Grilling Plank
1 qt. Apple cider (apple juice is OK too)
1/4 cup of flour

Instructions:
Rinse off your Tasty Timber Jr. Plank removing any loose splinters. In a roasting pan, pre-soak a cedar plank (just until plank floats) in apple cider for an hour. Separately, rinse your turkey, stuff the turkey if you like but be sure to have stuffing at room temp. Place turkey on a roasting rack, place roasting rack on top of the plank, then place in preheated 400 degree oven for 30 min. Reduce heat to 325 and cook for about 3-4 hours (20 min per lb.) until done. Monitor the cider level in the pan to ensure 1/4 inch depth at all times.
Cedar-Infused Apple Cider Gravy:
Pour the turkey pan drippings into a measuring cup and skim the fat off. Put about 1/4 cup of the fat into a saucepan on med. low heat and whisk in 1/4 cup of flour. Add enough turkey stock or water to the drippings (throw the rest of the fat away) to make 2 cups of liquid. Pour the 2 cups of liquid into the flour/fat mixture. Cook, stirring until thickened and bubbling. Add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy this incredible gravy!