This easy and delicious Zesty Bread Seasoning will add zest and flavor to so many dishes. The possibilities are limitless!
Recently, I was in Dallas for a book signing of my latest book, Sweetness, and my dear friend, Karen, and her daughter took me to this fabulous tea room inside a huge Christmas warehouse store. Sidenote: there are so many wonderful things in that last sentence that I have to either skim over it or stop and write a novel to explain. This is your lucky day, I’m skimming.
As we sat down, they brought us a basket of what they called “toasties”. Strips of crunchy toasted bread covered in the most amazing seasoning. We asked about the seasoning and found out that they sold it, so I was able to bring it home for my family to try as well.
From the very first batch I made at home, folks came out of the woodwork. “What is that delicious smell?” “When is it going to be ready?” My favorite was when my daughter’s best friend, Sara Jane, came over and the moment she walked in the door she paused and said “I don’t know what it is but as soon as it’s done I want some!”.
To say that this wonderfully seasoned toasted bread was a hit would be an understatement. So you know I had to come up with my own recipe in order to duplicate it after my jar of seasoning was gone. The recipe I am sharing with you today is not identical to the one from the tea room, I don’t have that recipe, but it is close enough that my family still offers up the same reactions whenever they smell the bread toasting.
This mix makes a wonderful gift, especially when accompanied by a nice loaf of french bread. It also has plenty of uses as an all purpose seasoning – and I’ll be bringing you a recipe demonstrating that soon. But for today, I want to give you the seasoning itself. All that is required is a bowl and a spoon to stir it together!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup kosher salt
- 1 + 3/4 cup granulated garlic
- 1/2 cup dried oregano
- 1/2 cup dried parsley
- 1 + 1/2 tablespoons white pepper
Instructions
- Stir all ingredients together in a mixing bowl until very well blended. Store in an airtight container.
- To make bread: Melt 1 stick (1/2 cup) of butter and stir in 1 tablespoon of mix. Brush on 6-8 pieces of bread before toasting in the oven.
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Yum 
This sounds so good! Wish I didn’t need to avoid bread. It’s what I miss most – even more than sugar.
Hang in there, Pamela, I’m about to show you a great no carb recipe using this 🙂
Yippee!
I have Celiac Disease.but will definitely try this on Gluten free bread.
Put it on a low carb pita or tortilla yum
I am so excited about this recipe! I just made homemade bread for the first time last night and today I started hunting for a great seasoning recipe. I couldn’t find one that had rave reviews and then this pops up in my email. Serendipity!
Oh wonderful! I am hoping to share my super soft Hawaiian Bread recipe soon on my email list. It taste just like the King’s Hawaiian bread in the store but I make it in my bread machine. My family goes through a loaf a day – and that is with two of us hardly eating any carbs! Stay tuned!
I am on pins and needles waiting on this bread recipe. Can’t wait!!
love this seasoning and can’t wait to get the bread machine recipe. I may make a crockpot full of chicken thighs and legs using the seasoning.
Great idea Barbara!!! Let me know how it turns out!!
Wow the chicken was fantastic, everyone loved it!! just chicken and seasoning and 7 hours in the crockpot. TY for the recipe.
Hi Christy. I get these posts but are there more that I’m missing? I’d like the low card recipe to use the new seasoning as well. I have all of your cook books and treasure them so much. Have Sweetness beside me right now. Thanks and let me know if I should get on an additional list. Paula
Hey! If you got this one you are on the VIP list so you aren’t missing anything. The VIP list is automatically updated and you get on it and stay on it simply by opening my emails. VIP folks receive all of the emails whereas folks who don’t open emails very often will only get one (or so) per week-ish. 🙂 This is something new I am trying out so we’ll see how it works!
Hey, that’s a great idea!!! (I’ll have to be SURE I open EVERY one!!!!) Thanks for ALL of your posts!!!
Just the kind of recipe I’ve been searching for! Can’t wait!
Can I get this on your website now?
Hey Marjorie, are you talking about the Hawaiian Bread? If so, it isn’t on the site yet. I will email it out next week, once I photograph it.
I missed that one (obviously) by the date lag I see…..could I get that recipe for Hawaiian (homemade) Bread? Oh, I don’t have a bread machine-so need old fashion directions!
Here is the recipe. I haven’t adapted it to be made in the oven but I’m absolutley sure it would be successful that way! Just lots of kneading 🙂 https://www.southernplate.com/soft-sandwich-style-hawaiian-bread/
I can’t wait for that recipe! I love King Hawaiian but try not to buy it too often. What bread machine do you have? I’ll be buying one soon!
When you post your Hawaiian Bread recipe, (using a bread machine), will you be able to post how to make it without the machine? I am bread machine deprived. LOL
YUM!
Thank you, Alice!
Christy I have one question about your recipe. It say 1 + 3/4 cup of the granulated garlic. I must be stupid today but 1 what? I also think that 1 cup of the kosher salt is an awful lot. Maybe that’s just me. Thanks
It is a lot of salt, and an awful lot of garlic as well, but you are making a LOT of seasoning and keep in mind you just use a tablespoon of the entire mixture at a time for enough bread for your family. This recipe makes 3.5 cups.
Unfortunately, it isn’t possible to make fractions appear smaller on my blog, so rather than say 1 3/4 cup and risk folks thinking I am saying 13 cups (it has happened more times than I can count), I say 1+3/4 cup in order to be more clear. This is one and 3/4 of a cup of granulated garlic, so nearly two cups. I hope that made sense but please let me know if I didn’t. Have a great day!
Is granulated garlic the same as garlic powder? Also, I assume it is dried parsley…correct?
Yes, thank you for asking because it reminded me to clarify so I have adjusted the recipe to specify dried herbs. Granulated Garlic is a bit coarser than garlic powder. It is more like the size of salt grains. You can get it right next to the garlic powder and I’m sure garlic powder would be a good stand in and work fine as well, I just tend to keep granulated garlic on hand so that is what I use.
I always buy the big container of granulated garlic at Costco. Cheap too!
Great idea!!!
Oh, yum! I can’t wait to try this. When you post the hawaiian bread, could you include oven directions. I don’t have a bread maker. Thanks
Ditto for me! I love Hawaiian bread but do not have a bread maker, not including my hubby who makes fabulous wheat bread. Thanks!
I am headed to Dallas next week. Can you give me the name of the tea room you visited? I would like to try it out. Thanks!
The Rose Garden Tea Room in Decorator’s Warehouse in Arlington
I think it is called the Rose Garden Tea Room in Decorators Warehouse. I will check with Karen today to make certain.
Hi, Christy! You’re right, it is The Rose Garden Tearoom in Arlington. It has been in Arlington for 25 years and for 10 years in Fort Worth in the Historic Camp Bowie Mercantile.
My name is Helen Bowers and I am the owner of The Rose Garden. Two of my daughters have cooked for me for the full 25 years and now my oldest grand daughter works with us.
I loved it when I read that you had been to The Rose Garden. I keep up with your website — I love new recipes!
Please come again and let me know ahead of time so I can be there. I would love to meet you!
Helen…I am Karen and what a treat to see your post here. My daughter Kristal’s lives in Arlington just down the road from the Decorators Warehouse…I am a huge Southern Plate Fan and had the privilege to spend time with Christy the day before her book signing in Garland at Barnes n Nobel. My daughter made the recommended the tea room. We like to treat our Southern friend to local Texas favorites which made your tea room the perfect choice. Those toast things left our taste buds dazzled and minds reeling to try & figure out… just what is in there? We enjoyed our lunch & were so thankful when mentioning the toasts that our server eagerly shared that we could purchase the seasoning mix if we so desired. YUMMOLICIOUS! Thanks so much! Karen
150 to 200 degrees overnight or until crispy & dry….so addictive
Oh and Helen….how close our Christy’s taste buds to the original recupe….shhh I know it’s a secret recipe…but we won’t tell a soul…LOL just teasing you. Great mix & would make a great gift for someone. Take Care & May God Bless you & your family.
I have got to give this a try, it sounds yummy! Also looking forward to the Hawaiian Bread recipe!
I hope you like it Karen!!!
Oh this will be great on the Costco French loaves I just discovered! More excuses to eat bread so I’m in! Thanks!
🙂 Amen!!
Thank you for this! It sounds so yummy! Also, can’t wait for the Hawaiian bread recipe!
Happy New Year to you and yours.
Diane M.
PS: can you please tell us the name of the tea room? Would love to make it up to Dallas to visit the Huge Christmas warehouse.
Thank you Diane, Happy and Blessed New Year to you!!! I am almost positive the name of it was the Rose Garden Tea Room in Decorators Warehouse but I will check with Karen today to make sure.
It is the Decorators Warehouse in Arlington….enjoy!
I love bread and this seasoning sounds so delicious. .will be trying this for sure….Love your recipes and family stories. ..makes me feel so at peace reading your cookbooks:)
Thank you so much Cindy!!!
It sounds wonderful! I can’t wait to give it a try.
I hope you get the chance to try it soon Charolett!!
Christy! I can’t believe I missed you in Dallas! I live just 90 miles north of Dallas in southern Oklahoma. Would have loved to meet you. This seasoning blend sounds lovely. I use similar seasonings when I make toasted French bread. This would be lovely to have the spices all mixed up and ready. I bet it would make a good seasoning for lots of other things too, don’t you think?
Yes, I think it will work great on many different things!!!
I read your recipe for the seasoning and it sounds so great. Can’t wait to try it.
Look forward to your Hawaiian bread recipe..
Thank you Emma!! I hope you get the chance to try it soon!
Christy what other ways could we use this seasoning?
In almost any way you can think of, it is a great all-purpose seasoning as well!!
This seasoning sounds so good, and so easy to mix up. But I can’t wait for that bread recipe. Hopefully I can make it as I don’t have a bread machine. I would love an update on how you and your husband are doing with your low/no carb eating plan!
I hope you love it as much as we do Teresa!! We are doing really good, I will try to do a full update soon.
What other types of bread have you tried this one?
I’ve used it on loaf bread, french bread (store bought), and most often on my homemade Hawaiian bread.
Thanks, you always make everything sound great, cooking for my church. Love to all.
This seasoning sounds yummy, especially with bread! Thank you for sharing. Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year!
I will definitely have to give this a try. A stick of butter sounds like a lot for just 6 pieces of bread. Not that I’m opposed in any way to butter. 😉 Do you put it on both sides of the bread? also, you said the ones you tried were crunchy strips so maybe I could cut these into strips and then toast? Thank you for all the wonderful recipes. Got Sweetness for Christmas and LOVE it!!
Hey Kim! After reading your comment I realized that the bread I was using most often is a REALLY BIG SLICE of bread so I updated the count to 6-8 pieces:). I just put it on one side of the bread.
To make the crunchy strips like they do in the tea room, use 8 slices of loaf bread. Stack them up, slice them into 8 small strips, then spread them out on a baking sheet. Brush them all evenly with the butter mixture and toast until dry and crunchy. It will be a lovely delicate crunch, not hard like a crouton. 🙂
I wonder if this is close to Penzey’s Sandwich Sprinkle. My family can hardly do “garlic toast” without it… however, it clumps like you wouldn’t believe– even if I buy the smallest bottle. I’d love a substitute that doesn’t break the bank (and my heart) when I have to toss it.
I’m afraid I’ve never tried that so I can’t tell you firsthand but I can tell you this is good! I’d love to hear back from you if you try it and let me know, in case someone else ends up looking for a substitute for Penzey’s as well. 🙂
I definitely will!
Brandi, just toss the clumped spices into your blender, food processor or coffee grinder and give it a whirl. I do that all the time due to the humidity here.
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Thanks, can’t wait to mix up some of this! Excitedly waiting on your Hawaiian bread recipe!
I hope you love it as much as I do Lynn!!
So glad you clarified how to make the bread strips ! What oven temp for how long?
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150 to 200 degrees overnight or until crispy & dry….so addictive
I can’t believe I missed your book signing & to know you were in my neck of the woods just breaks my heart. I have been a wedding & events coordinator for 28 years and I have the original recipe. I will PM you. Blessings!
Ohhh, I wish you had seen it Michelle. I would have loved to have met you!!! You can email me at christy @ southern plate.com Just take out all the spaces.
Just so you know, you can also add this seasoning to veggies in the oven, if you would like. Not eating bread right now (just started on Tuesday trying to get healthier and loose some weight), but will definitely try it again, as, I have NOT given bread up! And when Christy girl makes you a loaf….well….eat it!! You can make me a loaf anytime, Christy!
🙂 Great idea to use it on vegetables!!! You are too sweet Angela, thank you so much!!
Where can you find the granulated garlic besides Costco? I looked at Kroger on Moores Mill and Target, could not find it.
I’ve always bought mine at Walmart or Kroger. It’s just next to the garlic powder, fairly common. I don’t believe I’ve bought it at Costco but I’m sure they’d have it as well.
I do hope you will give that bread recipe for anyone without a bread machine. I would love a recipe and will definitely make the butter/herb mixture.
Just going to your website is a pleasure with your beautiful stories, sayings and knowing I’m using recipes from a Christian. Thank you and may 2017 be a blessed year for you and your family!!!
I’m happy to share my recipe with everyone and hope you enjoy it! However, it is a bread machine recipe and that is the only way I have ever made it. It is absolutely, without a doubt, possible to adapt it to making in the oven without the use of a bread machine at all, so I encourage y’all to have fun with it and report back. I will give the instructions on how to make it in a bread machine. I can offer instructions on adapting bread machine recipes but would rather avoid doing that since I haven’t made this particular bread any other way.
Hi, Christy. I recently found something similar on ourbestbites.com. it’s with the powdered parmesean cheese, and herbs and salt. Love it. Have to try yours real soon. Thank-you for sharing your families recipes over the years. Each one is a hit whenever I make something!
Thank you Joann, I hope you get the chance to try it soon. Can’t wait to hear what you think!!
Made. Tried. Loved. You are right, it is a hit. Trying out today on chicken tenders. Mine doesn’t look as green as yours, but it is still marvelous, Thanks
I am so glad you liked it!!!