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If you enjoy making salad dressings or are adding a little savory kick to your chicken, this Homemade Classic Ranch Spice recipe is for you!
HOMEMADE CLASSIC RANCH SPICE BLEND RECIPE
WHAT IS RANCH SPICE MIX?
Ranch seasoning is first of all the basis for homemade Ranch Dressing. Around 1949, Steve Henson, a plumber from Alaska invented the creamy salad dressing and began serving it to his coworkers. A few years later, he and his wife moved to California and bought a ranch: Hidden Valley Ranch. See where we are going with this? Well, after a couple of decades perfecting and manufacturing the blend, they cashed out and sold it to Clorox. Bravo, Steve Henson! My Buffalo Chicken Sliders thank you.
WHAT DOES THIS HOMEMADE RANCH SEASONING TASTE LIKE?
Ranch dressing seasoning is tangy and milky. Don’t let that description scare you off. It is delicious when added to comfort food recipes. I have even sprinkled some of it over popcorn to give it an herbaceous kick.
CLASSIC HOMEMADE RANCH SPICE BLEND INGREDIENTS
- Ground black pepper – 2 teaspoons
- Dried buttermilk – 3 cups
- Garlic powder – 2 tablespoons
- Dried onion flakes – 2 cups
- Onion powder – 2 teaspoons
- Dried parsley – 1 cup
- Salt – 4 tablespoons
HOW TO MAKE THIS RANCH SEASONING RECIPE
- In a small mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients.
- Using a small whisk, or fork, stir all the ingredients until well combined.
- Use promptly, or store in an airtight container for future use.
CAN YOU MAKE RANCH SPICE MIX AHEAD OF TIME?
Absolutely! I like to have a jar of this ranch seasoning and all sorts of homemade spices on hand for whenever the craving strikes.
As a rule of thumb, when making spice blends: the earliest expiration date on your ingredients is now the new expiration date for your homemade ranch dressing seasoning.
CAN YOU FREEZE THIS RANCH SPICE BLEND?
WHAT TO SERVE USING RANCH SEASONING?
This “Firecrackers Recipe” from Hill Country Cravings first of all. Instagram was kind enough to throw this recipe in my reels feed, and by the same afternoon, I had a gallon-sized bag of these prepped. Need some other uses for ranch seasoning? Check out these recipes:
WHAT KITCHEN TOOLS DO I NEED TO MAKE HOMEMADE CLASSIC RANCH SPICE BLENDS?
Ingredients
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
- 3 cup dried buttermilk
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 cup onion flakes
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 cup dried parsley
- 4 tbsp salt
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients.
- Using a small whisk, or fork, stir all the ingredients until well combined.
- Use promptly, or store in an airtight container for future use.
