That night after work when I got to the outlet store, I learned the sad truth. Penzy's no longer made Bay Leaf Seasoning...I went ahead and picked up the other items I needed, but a new jar of Bay Leaf Seasoning was not one of them! When I returned home, I was glad I kept the empty spice jar, because the label listed the ingredients by weight.
Now, I am no chemist, but I picked up some bay leaves, hoping I could re-create the blend. Using the ingredients list I set about putting together my best guess concoction of what I believed to be Bay Leaf Seasoning. Ironically when I placed my homemade mixture into the jar, the jar was filled to the top. It sure looked like Penzy's Bay Leaf Seasoning, and I was hoping that it tasted like Bay Leaf Seasoning...
The label lists the ingredients in order of weight, so I calculated them by guess and by golly (and a few decades of cooking experience!) to be the list I offer below.
- bay leaves
- thyme
- rosemary
- basil
- dried onion
- oregano
- ground pepper
- garlic salt
- salt
- coffee/spice grinder
- measuring spoons
- storage jar
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Homemade Bay Leaf Seasoning |
Homemade Bay Leaf Seasoning, like Penzeys!
by the seat of my pants!
1/2 oz bag bay leaves
2 T thyme leaves
2 T rosemary leaves
1 T basil leaves
1 T dried onion
1 T oregano
1/2 t ground pepper
2 T garlic salt
1 T plain salt
Place the bay leaves in the grinder and process until ground. Add remaining and process until powdery. It looks like the real thing, smells like the real thing, and surprisingly tastes very (very!) close to the real thing. Happy cooking, use anywhere bay leaves are called for.
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by the seat of my pants!
1/2 oz bag bay leaves
2 T thyme leaves
2 T rosemary leaves
1 T basil leaves
1 T dried onion
1 T oregano
1/2 t ground pepper
2 T garlic salt
1 T plain salt
Place the bay leaves in the grinder and process until ground. Add remaining and process until powdery. It looks like the real thing, smells like the real thing, and surprisingly tastes very (very!) close to the real thing. Happy cooking, use anywhere bay leaves are called for.