Preparation. 1  Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. 2  Sprinkle the turkey breast inside and out with salt, pepper, lemon juice, oil, thyme and chili powder. 3  Place the breast skin side up in a roasting pan and spread around the onion, celery, carrots, bay leaf and garlic.
Not Too Long. Butter should be taken out of the refrigerator 10 to 15 minutes before using, advises the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But it takes longer than 15 minutes to bring butter to room temperature, which many recipes call for. Many professional bakers bring butter to room temperature overnight.
How to thaw frozen butter. Thaw frozen butter for 6 to 7 hours in the refrigerator or 3 to 4 hours at room temperature. Note: Thawing butter in the oven or microwave is not recommended unless your recipe calls for melted butter. Refreezing thawed butter is not a good idea as it will diminish its flavour.