Zehnder's Roast Duckling Recipe

Ingredients:
-4 1/2 - 6 lb. young duckling
-1 Northern Spy apple
-1 Sweet Spanish onion
-Seasoning salt and cracked black pepper

Preparation:
1. Remove giblets/ neck from body cavity and wash duck, inside and out, in cool running water.
2. Tuck under wings and remove fat from skin flaps.
3. Salt and pepper inside of duck. Rub salt and pepper in skin of duck on the outside.
4. Place half an apple and half an onion into the body cavity of the duck.
5. Prick the skin of the duck in several places to allow for fat drainage during roasting.
6. Position the duck, BREAST SIDE DOWN, in an elevated position in a low sided (2-3 inches high) roasting pan.
7. Roast in a pre-heated 325 degree oven for 60-70 minutes.
8. Flip duck so breast side is up and continue roasting an additional hour or until duck is done.
DUCK IS DONE WHEN LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE THIGH SECTION OF THE DUCK CAUSES SKIN TO SINK IN WHERE THE FAT HAS MELTED.
9. Remove from oven and allow to rest 10 minutes before serving.