Bourbon and Molasses-Glazed Turkey Breast

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup brown sugar 
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt 
• 0.5 cup blackstrap molasses 
• 1 teaspoon pepper sauce hot tabasco® such as
• 2 pound turkey breast bone-in
• 1 cup bourbon whiskey mark® such as Maker's

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• roasting pan
• kitchen thermometer

Directions

1. Stir whiskey, molasses, and brown sugar in a saucepan until brown sugar has dissolved.
2. Place over medium heat, bring to a simmer, and turn off heat; stir salt and hot pepper sauce into mixture.
3. Pour marinade into a large bowl.
4. Place turkey breast into the marinade with skin side down; let stand for 1 hour, turning turkey breast over occasionally.
5. Transfer turkey to a roasting pan. Retain marinade for basting.
6. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
7. Roast turkey breast in the preheated oven until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 45 minutes. Baste turkey occasionally with retained marinade. Allow turkey breast to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.