PW’s Homemade Turkey Brine

Apple Cake

This delectable Apple Cake has a slightly crunchy crust and a soft moist center that is loaded with chunks of sweet apple and pecans. It is perfectly spiced with cinnamon, ground cloves and nutmeg. It is lightly drizzled with an easy four ingredient caramel sauce. I make this cake several times each fall for bake sales, potlucks and family and friend get-togethers.

Easy Ratatouille

This easy ratatouille recipe is a classic summer French stew filled with vibrant, colourful and nutritious vegetables: tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant. It is a low-carb, gluten-free and vegan dish that can be made in one pan and served atop greens or grains, as a side to a main entrée, or all on its own.

5 Comments

novakgirls on 11.17.2010

Yep, no disrespect to Ree but I have brined frozen turkeys for the last 8 years with no problem. The recipe I use is very similar, it just has half the salt of this one. I don’t normally use orange peel though, gonna try that this year. I think it will wake up the brine a bit.

Tiffany on 4.28.2010

I used this recipe last Thanksgiving. We had a 30-lb turkey so I had to tweak it a little bit.

I must say that Turkey was the best I have EVER had! Absolutely delicious =)

flourgirl on 1.18.2010

I challenged conventional wisdom & used this on a frozen turkey. I cut the salt in half & it was fine! I also added Juniper Berries since I was low on peppercorns. I also increased the amount of apple juice (doubled).

Also…don’t go the “easy” route and grate/zest the orange rind instead of slicing it off the orange & chopping it. The little zest pieces tend to stick to any exposed turkey flesh. I didn’t notice a difference in flavor but it’s best to be safe rather than sorry!

I poured in some reserved chicken broth (that I cooked my potatoes in) and added that to the pan about 1/2 way through cooking. Made it MUCH easier to get the pan drippings into the gravy.

Lori on 1.13.2010

I loved how easy this was. This was the first time I had brined anything & our whole family LOVED the turkey! I did cut the salt to 1 cup so that I could use the “crusties” for the gravy. It was so good & so simple, it made ALL the difference!