Butter-Roasted Turkey Breasts

Ingredients

• 2 skin-on, bone-in turkey breasts (3½–4 lb.)
• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 6 sprigs thyme
• 4 sprigs rosemary
• 1 head of garlic, cloves peeled, crushed

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Gently loosen skin from turkey breasts and rub butter under skin and all over outside of breasts; season with salt and pepper.
2. Scatter thyme sprigs, rosemary sprigs, and garlic over a large rimmed baking sheet and arrange turkey breasts, skin side up, on top. Roast turkey breasts, rotating halfway through, until skin is crisp and golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breasts registers 160° (for optimal moistness, you will want to cook the white meat of the turkey breasts to a lower temperature than you would if cooking the whole bird), 45–55 minutes.
3. Transfer turkey breasts to a platter and let rest 10 minutes before carving.
4. Serve turkey breasts with pan drippings alongside.