Sage Rub For Roast Turkey - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (13 lb) turkey
3 tablespoons butter, softened
4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon paprika

Preparation

Clean turkey, removing giblets.
Pat dry and put aside.
Combine the butter,salt, pepper, sage, and paprika.
Rub the sage mixture over the outside and inside of the turkey.
Truss turkey as usual.
Bake turkey at 350\u00b0F until meat thermometer reads 180\u00b0F.
Baste the turkey occasionally with drippings.
Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.