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Twinkling Turkey (serves
15 to 20)
Ingredients
1 (8 1/2 ounce) package yellow corn muffin mix, prepared and baked according to
package instructions
6 Twinkies halves lengthwise
1 (14-18-pound) turkey
1 tart apple, peeled, cored and diced
1/4 cup honey
Instructions
Remove the muffins from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack. Preheat the
oven to 350 degrees.
Scrape the creme-filling out of
the Twinkies with a small spoon and reserve in small bowl.
Cut the Twinkie pastry into cubes
and spread in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes, until
lightly toasted. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Decrease the
oven temperature to 325 degrees.
Rinse the turkey. Crumble muffins
into a bowl, add the apple and toasted Twinkies and mix lightly. Loosely stuff
the mixture into the turkey and truss the legs. Place the turkey, breast side
up, on a rack set in a roasting pan. Roast the turkey for 12 to 15 minutes per
pound, until the thigh temperature reaches 175 degrees to 180 degrees and the
juices run clear.
In a small bowl, combine the
honey with the reserved creme filling and mix well. Brush the turkey with the
honey mixture during the last ten to fifteen minutes of roasting time.
Remove the turkey from the oven
and let stand for 20 minutes before carving.
