infused fruit turkey breast

I was hungry for turkey and the trimmings as I always am this time of year. I thought about experimenting and trying out new things to jazz up the traditional bird with stuffing. I took inspiration from the sweeter more delicate pallet of fruits such as pears and figs. I hope if anyone tries this, they will find it as refreshing and pleasing to the tastebuds as I did. ** I also used rasberry walnut dressing to coat the breast as it cooked to seal in the moisture. You can use anything that has a complimentary fruit base or nothing at all.

1 2LB turkey breast
4-5 fresh figs, quartered
2-3 medium pears, quartered and cored
1/4 C white wine
1/2 C veggie/turkey stock
1 clove garlic
salt and pepper to taste.
2 pats butter
1/4 C Rasberry Walnut dressing**

Preheat oven to 375* Smear butter all over freshly washed turkey. Place in roasting pan with wine. Season on all sides. Brush with dressing on all sides. Place cut fruit all around and on top of bird. Place lid on roaster and put in oven. bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until no longer bloody. Let turkey rest for 10 minutes, remove from pan, along with fruit. use pan drippings to make a sauce by heating pan on stove top, bring to a simmer, cook down until half the liquid is gone. Add extra butter for richness, serve along side or over turkey and fruit.

Cranberry Almond stuffing muffins

1 package cornbread mix, made according to directions, cooled.
2-4 sliced white bread toasted dark, cooled
1 small onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 lg clove garlic, minced
1/2 C dried cranberries
1/4 C slivered almonds
2 pats butter
salt, pepper
1 C veggie stock
1 tsp poultry seasoning
1 tsp sage
2 TBS parsley, dried
2 eggs

Melt butter in saute pan. Add veggies, season and cook until translucent. Add berries, and almonds, along with breads, stock and 2 eggs. Mix together and fill greased muffin tin with mixture. Bake at 350* for 30 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from pan. Serve with turkey and sauce. Yields 12 stuffing muffins.