Easy Orange Cranberry Glaze
Description
Brush a ruby red cranberry-orange glaze over your roasted holiday bird this year. This glaze is made with prepared cranberry sauce, orange juice, brown sugar, and a hint of cinnamon flavor, and is a snap to make.
Ingredients
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1 cup orange juice
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1 cup packed dark brown sugar
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1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
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1 (3 inch) cinnamon stick
Directions
1
Mix together the orange juice, brown sugar, and cranberry sauce in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil, drop in the cinnamon stick, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cranberry sauce is melted and the glaze is hot and bubbling, about 10 minutes.
2
To use: brush the glaze all over a roasted turkey during the last 45 minutes of cooking. Return the turkey to the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes to set the glaze. Repeat several more times before the end of cooking time.