Old Bay Seasoning Recipe

Old Bay Seasoning Recipe

This Old Bay Seasoning recipe is a zesty, magical spice blend that tastes great on anything it touches. Here's how to mix up your own for that legendary flavor you know and love.

Course Pantry

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings tablespoons

Calories 10kcal

Author Meggan Hill

Ingredients

2 tablespoons celery salt (see note 1)
2 tablespoons ground bay leaves (see note 2)
1 tablespoon dried mustard
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons sweet paprika or smoked paprika
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg (see note 3)
1 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (see note 4)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground mace (see note 5)

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Instructions

In a small jar, add all ingredients and stir to combine. Store in a cool, dark place for up to 6 months.

Notes

Celery salt: You can make your own celery salt from oven-dried celery leaves.
Bay leaf: You want finely ground bay leaf (aka laurel leaf) for this blend. It's pungent and entirely edible. If you're grinding it yourself, make extra, then substitute 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground for every whole bay leaf in future recipes.
Nutmeg: For the strongest flavor and the longest shelf life, buy the whole nutmeg seed and grate it freshly when needed.
Cardamom: Purchase it in ground form or buy the small green pods and grind them yourself.
Mace: Mace is the dried outer coating of the nutmeg pod. It has a warm and woody flavor, somewhere between pepper and cinnamon. If you forgot to find any, use an equal amount of nutmeg as a mace substitute.
Yield: This recipes makes about 10 tablespoons (1/2 cup + 2 tbsp) Old Bay Seasoning.
Storage: Store in an airtight container in a cool, dark place for up to 6 months.

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