How To Make your own ranch dressing mix from scratch

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How To Make your own ranch dressing: When someone mentions the word “ranch” my mind instantly thinks of Hidden Valley Ranch. The flavor of Hidden Valley Ranch is heaven on a carrot stick. I mean, how else would we eat our vegetables? Hidden Valley was the only kind I would buy for years because nothing else tasted the same. And if you to experience this level of flavor, just make this recipe that calls for the creamy ranch as a seasoning base.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup dry buttermilk powder
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley for blending 1 teaspoon reserved
  • 1/2 tsp dried dill weed for blending 1/2 teaspoon reserved (I used Litehouse freeze dried dill)
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp dried onion flakes or dried chopped onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbl pieces organic portabella dried mushrooms
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp sugar

 

INSTRUCTIONS

1 ) Add all the dry ingredients except the reserved teaspoon of dried parsley and the 1/2 teaspoon of dried dill to your blender. Blend until a nice powder.
2 ) Hand mix in the reserved parsley and dill – you want to see some herbs in your mix.
3 ) Store dry mix in an air-tight container or jar in your pantry for 2-3 months or in the freezer for 6 months or longer.

 

NOTES:

To make Hidden Valley Ranch Dip: Mix 2 tablespoons of dry mix with 1/2 – 1 cup of Sour Cream. Chill for 2 hours and serve as a dip. If for some reason your sour cream isn’t very thick, and you want your dip to really set up thickly add in 1/2 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin.

To make Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing for salads and such: Mix together 3 Tablespoons Dry Ranch Dip mix 1 cup of mayonnaise 2/3 cup buttermilk

Mix together and let sit in the fridge for 1-2 hours (gotta let those flavors deepen). Just to let you know I tried this recipe with regular milk instead of the buttermilk first and it was NOT great tasting. But using the buttermilk it tasted just like the real deal. So keep that in mind…real buttermilk is the key to the dressing.

Other ideas to use your dry ranch mix

After spreading butter on a 1/2 of a loaf of french bread, sprinkle some dry ranch powder on and bake it for a delicious ranch-y style of garlic bread. Sprinkle some of this mix over your roasting potatoes as a seasoning.

Use 2 tablespoons of dry mix in any recipe asking for dry ranch mix.

NUTRITION

Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 4g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 839mg |
 Potassium: 320mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 149mg | Iron: 0.7mg

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