Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine first four ingredients together. Set aside.
Remove neck and giblets from body and neck cavities of turkey; refrigerate for another use or discard. Drain juices from turkey; pat dry with paper towels.
Turn wings back to hold neck skin in place; return legs to the tucked position, if untucked. Place turkey, breast side up, on flat rack in shallow roasting pan.
Roast turkey 2 hours, varying time to adjust for package directions and turkey size. Brush with 1/4 cup of the glaze. Loosely cover breast and tops of drumsticks with aluminum foil to prevent breast from overcooking and glaze from darkening too much. Brush with additional 1/4 cup of the glaze after 30 minutes.
Continue roasting turkey about 1 hour, or until meat thermometer reaches 180 degrees when inserted in thickest part of thigh. Remove turkey from oven. Brush with remaining glaze. Let turkey stand 15 minutes before carving.
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