homestyle turkey, the michigander way

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (12 pound) whole turkey
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups warm water
• 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
• 2 tablespoons seasoning salt

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). rinse and wash turkey. discard the giblets or you can add these to pan if these are anyone's favorites.
• place turkey in a dutch oven or roasting pan. separate the skin over the breast to make little pockets. put 3 tablespoons of the butter on both sides between the skin and breast meat. this makes for very juicy breast meat.
• combine the water with the bouillon, and sprinkle in the parsley flakes and minced onion. pour over the top of the turkey. sprinkle seasoning salt over the turkey.
• cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 4 to 5 hours. for the last 45 minutes or so, remove the foil so the turkey will brown nicely.