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Old Bay Butter

Name: Old Bay Butter
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup prepared base ingredient; 1/2 cup old bay butter mix-ins or seasoning; 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, butter, oil, syrup, or vinegar as needed; Salt and black pepper; Bread, crackers, vegetables, meat, or seafood for serving

Old Bay Butter is a spread with real American table personality: Chesapeake seafood condiment. It brings flavor from Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.

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Difficulty

Easy

Prep time

15 minutes

Cook time

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Total time

15 minutes plus chilling

Servings

8 servings

Region

Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic

Era introduced

Cross-era

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Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic cooks and food communities connected to regional spreads, table condiments, and only in america extras.

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Old Bay Butter proves that the little things on the table can carry a lot of American character. Chesapeake seafood condiment. Across Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic, recipes like this help define the meal: brightening sandwiches, dressing salads, crowning burgers, spooning over biscuits, or turning a simple spread into something people remember. It is practical, proud, and built for the kind of generous table where a sauce, jam, relish, pickle, dip, or dressing can steal the show.

Ingredients

1 cup prepared base ingredient
1/2 cup old bay butter mix-ins or seasoning
2 tablespoons mayonnaise, butter, oil, syrup, or vinegar as needed
Salt and black pepper
Bread, crackers, vegetables, meat, or seafood for serving

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Directions

Soften any cream cheese or butter before mixing.
Fold the old bay butter ingredients into the creamy base.
Season carefully with salt, pepper, acid, and heat.
Cover and chill until firm and flavorful.
Serve with the traditional breads, crackers, chips, vegetables, or sandwiches.

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