Cider-Glazed Turkey

Ingredients

• 1 (12-to 14-pounds) turkey
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup unfiltered apple cider
• 1 small bunch thyme
• 1 small onion
• 1 apple
• ½ stick unsalted butter
• + 8 more ingredients
• • kitchen String;
  • a 17- by 14-inch flameproof roasting pan with a flat rack;
  • 2 cups dry white wine
  • Melted unsalted butter if necessary
  • ¹/₃ cup all-purpose flour
  • About 4 cups hot turkey giblet stock
  • 1 cup water
  • a 2-quart measuring cup

Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in lower third. Rinse turkey inside and out and pat dry. Put turkey on rack in roasting pan and season inside and out with 2 teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Put apple, onion, and thyme in large cavity. Fold neck skin under body, then tuck wing tips under ...

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