Old Bay Skowns

Name: Old Bay Skowns
Total time: 720 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp bay seasoning (recipe below); 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 cup very cold unsalted butter; 1/2 cup cold buttermilk; 1/2 cup medium cheddar cheese, grated; Glaze; 2 tbsps butter, melted; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; Old Bay seasoning; 2 tsps salt; 1 tbsp celery seed; 2 tsps sweet paprika; 1 tsp mustard powder or mustard seeds; 1 tsp ground ginger; 5 bay leaves; 1/2 tsp smoked paprika; 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 tsp freshly ground white pepper; 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/8 tsp ground mace; 1/8 tsp ground cardamom; 1/8 tsp ground allspice; 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/16 tsp ground cloves

Laura @FeelBetter

Milton Keynes, England

Scones date back to 1513. The British colonists took their pastry recipe to America in the 1600s and created what is known today as 'biscuits'. English scones and American biscuits look alike and are both made from a blend of flour, a leavening agent, fat and a liquid but differ in texture.

In World War II a man named Gustav Brunn was sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp. His family managed to release him by bribing the Nazis and he fled across the pond clutching his meager belongings including his beloved spice grinder and settled in Maryland. He started working for America’s largest spice company, McCormick but was fired after only a couple of days after his employer found out he was Jewish.

Undeterred, Brunn rented some space across from the Wholesale Fish Market in Baltimore and created what would become one of America’s most iconic spice blends. Originally it was called ‘Delicious Brand Shrimp and Crab Seasoning’ but soon changed to Old Bay, a tribute to the Old Bay Line steamship route on the Chesapeake Bay.

Ironically McCormick purchased Old Bay in 1990 and continue to this day to make it to Brunn’s original formula.

Old Bay flavoured 'biscuits' are great with shellfish, especially lobster. #afternoontea #ChristmasGift

Ironically McCormick purchased Old Bay in 1990 and continue to this day to make it to Brunn’s original formula.

Old Bay flavoured 'biscuits' are great with shellfish, especially lobster. #afternoontea #ChristmasGift

Laura @FeelBetter

Milton Keynes, England

Ironically McCormick purchased Old Bay in 1990 and continue to this day to make it to Brunn’s original formula.

Old Bay flavoured 'biscuits' are great with shellfish, especially lobster. #afternoontea #ChristmasGift

Ironically McCormick purchased Old Bay in 1990 and continue to this day to make it to Brunn’s original formula.

Old Bay flavoured 'biscuits' are great with shellfish, especially lobster. #afternoontea #ChristmasGift

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Ingredients

10-12 minutes

6 servings

1 cupplain flour
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspbay seasoning (recipe below)
1/4 tspgarlic powder
1/4 tspbaking soda
1/4 tspsalt
1/4 cupvery cold unsalted butter
1/2 cupcold buttermilk
1/2 cupmedium cheddar cheese, grated
Glaze
2 tbspsbutter, melted
1/4 tspgarlic powder
1/2 tbspchopped fresh parsley
Old Bay seasoning
2tsps salt
1 tbspcelery seed
2tsps sweet paprika
1 tspmustard powder or mustard seeds
1 tspground ginger
5bay leaves
1/2 tspsmoked paprika
1/2 tspfreshly ground black pepper
1/2 tspfreshly ground white pepper
1/4 tspcrushed red pepper flakes
1/8 tspground nutmeg
1/8 tspground mace
1/8 tspground cardamom
1/8 tspground allspice
1/8 tspground cinnamon
1/16 tspground cloves

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Steps

10-12 minutes

1

Preheat the oven to 225 degrees C/450 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment. To make the Old Bay seasoning, place all of the ingredients in a 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.
2

Mix together the flour, baking powder, bay seasoning, garlic powder, baking soda and salt and place in a food processor. Cut the butter into chunks and add to the dry ingredients. Pulse into small pieces. Pour over the buttermilk and pulse a few times to combine. Add the cheese and pulse a couple of times.
3

Using a ¼ cup, scoop and drop the batter onto the prepared sheet, leaving a 5cm/2” gap between them.
4

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Combine the melted butter, garlic powder and parsley and brush the top of the biscuits. Eat whilst warm.