Description
Learn how to make delicious bread and butter pickles at home with this simple recipe. These tangy and sweet pickles are perfect for sandwiches, burgers, or as a tasty snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Cucumbers:
- 1 ½ pounds pickling cucumber (I used 8 cucumbers)
Brine:
- 1 ½ tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 small onion (sliced and used to your taste)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 cup white vinegar
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
- ¾ teaspoon celery seeds
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
Instructions
- Wash and sterilize canning jars. Various sized jars will work.
- Wash and rinse the cucumbers. Slice into ¼” slices.
- Soak cucumbers in salt. Refrigerate for one hour.
- Rinse cucumbers well.
- Combine cucumbers and onions.
- Prepare brine. Cook ingredients until sugars melt. Simmer for five minutes.
- Pour hot brine over cucumbers and onions. Let sit for one hour.
- Transfer pickles to jars. Pour brine over, removing air pockets. Leave space at top.
- Seal jars tightly. Store in the refrigerator.
- Ready to eat! Chill and enjoy.
Notes
- You can adjust the sweetness or tartness of the pickles by altering the sugar and vinegar proportions to suit your taste preferences.
- Feel free to add additional spices like garlic, dill, or red pepper flakes to customize the flavor of your pickles.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Pickles
- Method: Canning
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pickle spear (about 30g)
- Calories: 45
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: bread and butter pickles, homemade pickles, pickling cucumbers, sweet pickles
