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Ranch Spice Blend

While you can certainly buy ranch spice blend in the supermarket, we prefer to make our own. It just tastes fresher and we can fine-tune the seasoning exactly the way we like it.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 2/3 cup

Ingredients

1/3 cup/40 grams buttermilk powder
4 teaspoons/9 grams dried minced onion
4 teaspoons/9 grams garlic powder
2 teaspoons/12 grams fine sea salt
2 teaspoons/12 grams freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon/2 grams dried lemon peel granules
1/4 teaspoon/0.75 gram smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon/0.5 gram cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon/0.5 gram dried parsley

Preparation

  1. Put the buttermilk powder in a small bowl. Combine the onion, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, lemon peel, paprika, cayenne, and parsley in a spice grinder or blender and grind to a fine powder. Add the spices to the buttermilk powder and whisk to combine. The spice blend can be stored in an airtight container for up to a month.

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