Old Bay Seasoning Recipe

Multiple layers of complex flavors have made this iconic American spice blend and household favorite for generations. This Old Bay Seasoning recipe is fabulous as an all-purpose seasoning blend and is sure to win a permanent place at your dinner table!

Old Bay Seasoning

Multiple layers of complex flavors have made this iconic American spice blend a household favorite for generations. Old Bay Seasoning is fabulous as an all-purpose seasoning blend and is sure to win a permanent place at your dinner table!

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 12

Serving Size: 1 teaspoon

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 teaspoon, calories 6 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 1 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Sodium 438 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g

Ingredients:

• 3/4 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon celery seed
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 5 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/16 teaspoon ground cloves

Instruction:

1. Place all of the ingredients in a coffee or spice grinder or small blender and grind until it’s a smooth powder. Transfer the spice blend to an airtight jar and store in a dark, cool place.For optimal flavor use within 3 months.Makes about 1/4 cup.

Homemade Old Bay Seasoning

This Old Bay seasoning recipe is a blend of celery salt, paprika, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, ginger, and other spices that are exactly what you want to sprinkle on shrimp, crab boil, fish, fries, chicken…heck, you can dump this homemade spice blend on anything, really.

Prep: 5min

Total: 5min

Yield: 2

Serving Size: 1 tablespoon

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 tablespoon, calories 7 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 0.2 g, Fat 0.4 g, Saturated Fat 0.1 g, Sodium 3489 mg, Fiber 0.4 g, Sugar 0.1 g, unSaturated Fat 0.3 g

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon celery salt
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch ground dry mustard
• 1 pinch ground mace ((may substitute a teensy pinch nutmeg))
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cardamom
• 1 pinch ground allspice
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 pinch ground ginger

Instruction:

1. Stir together all the ingredients in a small bowl. Transfer to a container of some sort that has a tight-fitting lid—a glass jar with a screw-top lid works spectacularly.
2. Set aside in a cool, dark place and use within a couple months.

HOMEMADE OLD BAY SEASONING RECIPE

A substitute for Old Bay Seasoning Makes 0.5 cup

Ingredients:

• Homemade Old Bay Seasoning Recipe
• Ingredients
• • 1 tablespoon celery salt
• • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• • 1 pinch ground dry mustard
• • 1 pinch ground mace (may substitute a teensy pinch nutmeg)
• • 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• • 1 pinch ground cardamom
• • 1 pinch ground allspice
• • 1 pinch ground cloves
• • 1 pinch ground ginger
• Old Bay Seasoning (Copycat) From FOOD.COM
• Yield: 0.5 cup
• 2 tablespoons bay leaf powder
• 2 tablespoons celery salt (or 1 tbls. ground celery seed and 1 tbls. salt)
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika (smoked paprika is even better if you can find it!)
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instruction:

Preparation Combine thoroughly and store in sealed container

Old Bay Seasoning Blend – Make it Yourself