Herb Smoked Turkey Breast

Smoked turkey is one of my favorite meats to prepare on the smoker.  This recipe is quick and can be made in just a few hours.  I used a pre-made herb butter bought at a local market and it was perfect.  Be sure to leave the netting around the turkey will you cook it but you can remove it once the turkey comes off the smoker.

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Ingredients
1 boneless, skin-on Turkey breast (weighing about 3lbs)
1/4 cup herb butter, melted
Rub
1 Tbsp. Kosher Salt
½ Tbsp. Granulated Garlic
1 tsp. Onion Powder
½ tsp. Black Pepper
½  tsp. Poultry Seasoning

Directions
Preheat smoker to 275°F.  In a small bowl, mix rub ingredients.  Place turkey breast in an aluminum roasting pan. Slowly pour melted herb butter onto the turkey breast and rub over and under the skin as much as possible.  Sprinkle with rub and spread all over the turkey breast.  Place pan in smoker and cooker for about an hour.  After one hour's time, remove turkey from pan and place directly on the smoker grate (this allows for proper browning).

Continue to cook until turkey breast reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.  Total cooking time for mine was just over 2 hrs.  Allow turkey to rest for about 15 minutes before carving.