Ingredients
12 pounds whole turkey
1 (6 ounce) package dry bread stuffing mix
1 cup water
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon butter
4 slices toasted white bread
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Directions:
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Rinse turkey, remove giblets and place in a shallow roasting pan.
2 Prepare stuffing as directed on package. Mix water into the stuffing.
3 In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter; slowly cook and stir the celery and onion until soft. Blend into the stuffing. Tear the bread and mix into the stuffing. Mix in salt and pepper. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.
4 Scoop stuffing into the turkey cavity loosely, as well as into the neck cavity. Rub the exterior of the turkey with vegetable oil.
5 Loosely cover turkey with aluminum foil and
bake in the preheated oven. Cook 3 1/2 to 4 hours, or until the thickest
part of the thigh and the interior of the stuffing reach 175 degrees F
(80 degrees C). Remove foil during the last half hour of cooking to brown
the bird.