Mary Berry's Christmas Collection: Over 100 fabulous recipes and tips for a hassle-free festive season

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AGA FAST ROASTING - After stage 3 of the master recipe, cook in the roasting tin lightly covered with foil on the grid shelf on the floor of the roasting oven for the following times. Baste the bird from time to time and remove the foil 30 minutes before the end of cooking time to crisp the skin. For a 3.5kg-5kg (8lb-11lb) turkey allow 1¾-2¼ hours total. For a 5.4kg-6.3kg (12lb-14lb) turkey allow about 2½ hours. For a 6.75kg-9kg (15lb-20lb) turkey allow about 3 hours. This is not intended to be a full statement of all your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations. Full details of your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations are available in the UK from your local Citizens' Advice Bureau or your Local Authority's Trading Standards Office.Cutting down your meat intake or going full veggie? Look no further than the chapter dedicated to vegetable-based mains, which includes hero dishes like Roasted Vegetable Wellington and Wild Mushroom Pasta Bake. PREPARING AHEAD - Prepare up to the end of stage 3 up to 12 hours in advance. Cover and chill until ready to cook. The stuffing can of course be made up to a month in advance and frozen. TURKEY ROASTING TIMES - If cooking a turkey weighing more or less than the master recipe, follow the times given here. The table below shows times for gas and electric ovens. Ovens do vary considerably, so if you know that yours is on the hot side or the cool side, adjust the times accordingly. Aga cooking times are shown underneath.

REMINDER - Do not put a meat stuffing into the cavity of a bird as this is not safe. In the cavity use only flavouring vegetables and herbs. Looking to take the stress out of cooking? Head straight for the handy tips section at the start of the book, where Mary shares failsafe advice to help you get the best results from every recipe.

I use a meat thermometer when cooking this as it helps to judge when the turkey is done. Cook it to an internal temperature of 75C-80C rather than the 90C suggested on the thermometer gauge, though. When working out when to put the turkey in the oven, allow at least 30 minutes’ resting time. If you have chosen to cook a turkey of a different size to below, see Turkey timings below (there is no need to include the weight of the stuffing). AGA SLOW ROASTING - After stage 3 of the master recipe, place the roasting tin on the floor of the simmering oven. For a 5.4kg-6.3kg (12lb-14lb) turkey allow 10-13 hours (overnight). For a 6.75kg-9kg (15lb-20lb) turkey allow 12-14 hours (overnight). To brown, when the bird is done, uncover the foil and transfer to the roasting oven for about 15 minutes until golden. If the turkey is over 8.1kg (18lb), or if the simmering oven is on the cool side, start off in the roasting oven uncovered for 30 minutes, then cover with foil and transfer to the simmering oven as above. Anjum Anand’s take on the British Boxing Day favourite is ‘flavourful but not spicy’, and gloriously aromatic. The yoghurt one