Apple-buttered Lamb Loin

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 6 lbs boneless lamb loin, rolled, tied
• 1 cup apple butter
• 4 tablespoons chunky peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon orange zest, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 place roast, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, & place in an unheated oven.
• 2 turn the oven on to 350 degrees f, & roast the meat, uncovered for 3 hours. about 30 minutes before the end of the roasting time, insert a meat thermometer into the center & continue roasting until the thermometer reaches 170 degrees f.
• 3 meantime, gradually stir the apple butter into the peanut butter, then add the orange zest & juice.
• 4 when the internal temperature of the roast reaches 170 degrees f, brush the apple butter mixture over the entire exposed surface of the roast, then continue cooking for another 15-20 minutes.