Bay Leaves, Ingredients - Delia Online

Home » How To Dry Bay Leaves » Bay Leaves, Ingredients - Delia Online

Maybe your like

Skip to main content Search Delia Smith Menu Search
  • Trending Now
    • A hob with a white frying pan containing the cooking pork chops, with a plate of cooked chopped apples and shallots and a bowl of creme fraiche next to it What should you be cooking in February? A white bowl with pasta soup garnished with herbs and cheese, with a spoon inside. A round loaf of bread is placed behind the bowl on a marble surface. Hearty Soups A white bowl of apple crumble with custard poured over the top and a spoon resting on the side Hot Puddings A picture of Chicken for Two Chicken for Two A picture of Muffin Recipes Muffin Recipes A picutre of three white bowls, two containing the beef stew and one with a side salad Casseroles and Stews A picture of seville orange marmakad in a kilner jar with a slice of buttered toast in front with a dollop of marmalade on top Marmalade A picture of Pasta recipes Pasta recipes A picture of a soup bowl full of french onion soup with croutons covered in melted cheese and a ladle lifting out a whole crouton Winter A picture of Brunch and Breakfast Brunch and Breakfast
  • Recipes
    • Main Ingredient
      • Lentils
      • Potatoes
      • Marmalade
      • View more
    • Type of Dish
      • Casseroles and Stews
      • Sunday Roast
      • Vegetarian
      • View more
    • Seasons
      • What should you be cooking this month?
      • Winter
      • Spring
      • View more
    • International
      • French
      • Hungarian
      • Italian
      • View more
    • Collections
      • Easy Meat Free
      • Hearty Soups
      • Pasta for a Winter's Day
      • View more
    • Meals and Courses
      • Breakfast and Brunch
      • Mains
      • Starters
      • View more
    • Occasions
      • St Valentine's Day
      • Burns Night and Hogmanay
      • Pancake Tuesday
      • View more
    • Books
      • Delia's Winter Collection
      • The Delia Collection: Soup
      • Books for Cooks
      • View more
  • Learn to cook
    • How to cook
    • Ingredients glossary
    • Cookery School
    • Bakeware and Equipment Range
  • Community
    • Ask Lindsey
    • Features
    • What's New
  • Competitions
  • Login
  • Sign up
  • My account
Like us on Facebook Follow us on twitter Follow us on instagram Follow us on pinterest Follow us on youtube Bay leaves

Bay trees, with their glossy green leaves, can be quite prolific. I have one about 2 feet (60 cm) high, which gives me all the bay leaves I need. Fresh bay leaves, shown on the left here, however, can impart a slightly bitter flavour, so this is a herb which is far better used dried.

To dry them is easy: just hang a branch in an airy spot and the leaves will dry in a couple of weeks.They are used probably more than any other herb, to flavour stocks, sauces, casseroles and marinades.

One idea you might like to try is to place a bay leaf in about 2 inches (5 cm) of boiling water, add some salt, then sit a whole prepared cauliflower in the water to cook with the lid tightly closed.

When it’s tender (about 10 minutes), drain, melt some butter over the cauliflower and sprinkle on a little nutmeg.

Print this ingredient Close

SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Find out what Delia is doing.

Keep up to date with seasonal recipes and menus.

Enter our competitions.

Recipes

Braised Pheasants

Cauliflower Soup with Roquefort

Marinated Chicken Brochettes

a pan of cooked sausages and puy lentils on a wooden board

Sausages with Puy Lentils

A square white dish with pasta sheets filled and rolled with the ragu sauce and parmesan cheese grated on the top

Baked Cannelloni

Wild Mushroom and Walnut Soup

Black-eyed Beancakes

A picture of cooked pancake cannelloni on a white plate with spinach and a cheese sauce

Pancake Cannelloni with Spinach

A Provençal Winter Stew

  • 1 of 15
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »

You are here

Ingredients Glossary

Featured Ingredients

Chocolate

Cinnamon (whole and ground)

a picture of cranberries in a little silver bowl

Cranberries

Shallots

Turmeric

Previous Next

Have you seen...

A picture of WIN A COLOURFUL FRITAIRE SELF-CLEANING AIR FRYER

Win a colourful Fritaire Air Fryer

Plus save 15% off a Fritaire air fryer in our competiton
  • See WIN A COLOURFUL FRITAIRE SELF-CLEANING AIR FRYER competition

Like us on Facebook Follow us on twitter Follow us on instagram Follow us on pinterest Follow us on youtube

  • Contact us
  • Advertise with us
  • Help
  • Sitemap
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy & Cookies

© 2001-2026 All Rights Reserved Delia Online

Tag » How To Dry Bay Leaves