Holiday Beef Tenderloin

Ingredients

• 5 pound beef tenderloin trimmed
• 1.5 teaspoons garlic powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 0.3 cup olive oil 
• 1.5 teaspoons onion powder 
• 1.5 teaspoons pepper 
• 1 sprigs garnishes: rosemary sage sprigs fresh
• 1 tablespoon salt 

Equipment

• oven
• roasting pan

Directions

1. Combine first 7 ingredients.
2. Rub tenderloin with oil; coat with spice mixture.
3. Place in a roasting pan; cover and chill 8 hours.
4. Bake at 500 15 minutes or until browned. Lower temperature to 375; bake for 20 more minutes or until desired degree of doneness.
5. Let stand 10 minutes. Slice; serve with horseradish mayonnaise.
6. Garnish, if desired.