The Best Bread and Butter Pickles Canning Recipe - The Hungry Bluebird (2024)

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Bread and Butter Pickles, sweet and tangy, my favorite pickle canning recipe to capture summer in a jar. These are the best!

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This is the summer I tried my hand at pickling. I love it. I'm hooked. Just opened a jar of the bread and butter pickles I made and oh...my...god. Outrageously good! And I don't talk this way. So why am I? And then Meathead tasted them and he said oh...my...god, these are incredible.

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I've always liked bread and butter pickles. Something about the sweet-tart flavor and the onions. I grab a fork and stand at the counter and just eat them out of the jar. No shame and sometimes that's my lunch. I'm not kidding.

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These were quite a bit different in preparation than the dill pickles I made earlier this summer. I used the Kirby cucumbers but I sliced them using a mandolin and then chilled them under crushed ice for a few hours. Mandolins kind of freak me out. My mom gave me my dad's and this was the first time I used it. Seeing as my dad sliced off the tip ofhis finger, I was a little bit scared. But I managed with no bloody fingers and it made the slicing of all these cukes go really quickly and they were all uniform insize. Cool.

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I guess chilling them under ice keeps them crisp in the jars. It works, my pickles were crunchy, both the cukes and the onions. In terms of flavoring, the brine I used had sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard seeds, celery seeds, turmeric and crushed red pepper. These pickles are simplyfantastic. Better than any store bought stuff I've tried.

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So kids, some day when you have vegetable gardens and are cooking and want to makewhat your momma made, try these pickles. You will love them and hopefully think of me ~Kelly🍴🐦

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Bread and Butter Pickles

Bread and Butter Pickles, sweet and tangy and crunchy, my favorite pickle canning recipe to capture summer in a jar. These are the best!

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Chill time: 4 hours hours

Total Time: 5 hours hours

Servings: 6 pints

Calories: 629kcal

Author: Kelly

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds pickling cucumbers known as Kirby's, washed and scrubbed, ends trimmed, sliced ¼-inch thick
  • 4 large white onions, sliced
  • cup kosher salt, I use Diamond Crystal
  • 5 pieces of garlic, either whole cloves or cut in half
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 3 cups apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
  • 1 ½ teaspoons celery seeds
  • 1 ½ teaspoons turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Instructions

  • Wash and sterilize 6 pint size jars, lids and screw caps, either in boiling water, hot soapy water or the dishwasher. Do not re-use lids and screw caps.

  • In a large nonreactive stockpot, combine sliced cucumbers, onions, salt and garlic. Cover with a flour sack towel and then cover with 2 - 3 inches of crushed ice. Put a lid on and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, up to 12 hours.

  • Prepare a boiling- water canner or large pot of water, bring to a boil.

  • Remove towel and ice and transfer cucumber mixture to a colander and rinse well. Discard garlic pieces.

  • In the same pot, combine sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard seeds, turmeric and crushed red pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Stir in cucumber mixture from the colander and bring back to a boil. Remove from heat.

  • Pack mixture ofcucumbers and onions into sterilized jars with the liquid brine to about ½ inch from the rim. Wipe jar rims, add lids and screw caps.

  • Process jars in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Remove jars to clean towel and let rest for 24 hours. You'll hear lovely popping sounds as the jars seal. If after 24 hours you have any jars that didn't seal, put in fridge and use in a couple of weeks.

  • This is the hard part, let the pickles rest for 4 - 5 weeks before opening. Enjoy.

Recipe Notes

  • Adapted from BHG CanningSummer 2015
  • A hot water bath is recommended for proper sealing and canning safety. Please refer toUSDA Home Canning Guidelinesfor direction.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pint Calories: 629kcal Carbohydrates: 149g Protein: 4g Fat: 3g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 1g Sodium: 6311mg Potassium: 666mg Fiber: 4g Sugar: 141g Vitamin A: 319IU Vitamin C: 16mg Calcium: 95mg Iron: 2mg

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The Best Bread and Butter Pickles Canning Recipe - The Hungry Bluebird (2024)

FAQs

What is the 321 method of pickling? ›

An easy pickling recipe to follow is the 3-2-1 method; three parts water, two parts vinegar, and one part sugar. This 3-2-1 pickle brine is on the sweeter side, making it great for bread and butter pickles or spicy pickled beets. For a more savory pickle, use less sugar.

How long do bread and butter pickles last? ›

Properly canned bread and butter pickles can be stored in a cool, dark place (like a pantry) for up to 1 year. Store opened jars in the fridge and use within 3 months.

What is the difference between sweet pickles and bread and butter pickles? ›

Bread and butter pickles usually have a few more inclusions than sweet pickles – none of them actually being bread and butter of course. These extra ingredients are usually onions, green or red peppers, and various seeds from coriander, mustard, and celery plants.

Are bread and butter pickles good for you? ›

Pickles are fat-free and low in calories, but they are also low in most other nutrients, except for sodium. A 100-gram serving of bread and butter pickles contains 457 milligrams of sodium, or nearly 20% of the recommended daily limit. Most pickles are high in sodium, so it is important to limit consumption.

What is the best pickling solution? ›

For quick pickles, a basic brine is equal parts vinegar and water, but you can adjust the ratio to your preference. Any basic vinegar is game — white vinegar, apple cider, white wine, and rice vinegar all work well. You can use these vinegars alone or in combination.

What is the best pickling ratio? ›

The classic ratio is super easy to remember and is easily scale-able depending on how many pickles you're making. It's 100% vinegar, 50% water, 25% sugar and 12.5% kosher salt by weight. So for example, 200g vinegar, 100g water, 50g sugar and 25g kosher salt (again, you can scale this up or down!).

Why are my bread and butter pickles mushy? ›

Using too weak a salt brine or vinegar solution may cause soft or slippery pickles, as can using moldy garlic or storing the pickles at too warm a temperature.

What gives bread and butter pickles their flavor? ›

Dill pickles have one main spice/herb that's used: dill. They're often on the sour side with a strong briny bite. In contrast, bread and butter pickles use a blend of turmeric, clove, celery seed, and red pepper flakes for a rounded-out flavor. None of the spices stand out, but all blend together for a richer taste.

Why do bread and butter pickles taste different? ›

Bread and butter pickles are best described as being a lot like sour dill pickles, but with sweet onion and sugar added to the pickling mix to give them their one-of-a-kind flavor.

What type of pickles does McDonald's use? ›

McDonald's uses dill pickles in their burgers including in the Big Mac®.

What is another name for bread and butter pickles? ›

Today, the term is well known as a sweet pickle, like my Bread & Butter Chips. These pickles are sweeter than my dills, but they still have that pungent garlic flavor.

What is the best way to eat bread and butter pickles? ›

Pop rich, mature cheddar on a cracker and top with a bread and butter pickle slice. Add them to your cheese platter, antipasto and canapes. Spanish Style Tapas: Bread and butter pickles are the perfect accompaniment to a tapas spread including olives, cheese, pulled pork, samosas, arancini and cold meats.

Is drinking pickle juice good for your liver? ›

Still, there's a lack of research to support those claims. It's safe to enjoy a small cup of pickle juice, but make sure that you do not exceed your daily value of sodium. People with high blood pressure, gout, and heart, liver, or kidney disease might need to avoid pickle juice.

What is the healthiest pickles to eat? ›

“The pickles that are beneficial for your gut health are the fermented ones, made by brining them in salt rather than vinegar,” says Dr. Oppezzo. “While vinegar pickling is a common method, true fermentation in brine enriches them with beneficial probiotics for your gut.

Can diabetics eat bread and butter pickles? ›

Are pickles safe for people with diabetes? People living with diabetes can enjoy pickles as a snack or part of a meal. However, they should use caution with sweet pickles, and consider the impact of extra sodium for those at risk of heart disease. Pickled and fermented foods may provide some benefits.

What is the 321 method of cooking? ›

321 Rib Method

This technique calls for 3 hours of smoking, 2 hours of wrapping, and 1 hour of cooking. The ribs are first smoked at a low temperature to give them the smoky flavor that many people love. Then they are wrapped in foil with some liquid such as apple juice or beer, and cooked for two hours.

What are the 4 types of pickling? ›

The many varieties of pickled and fermented foods are classified by ingredients and method of preparation. The four general classes are: brined or fermented, fresh-pack or quick-process, fruit and relishes. Caution: The level of acidity in a pickled product is as important to its safety as it is to taste and texture.

What is the method of pickling process? ›

Pickling is the process of using an acidic brine to preserve a food. Acidic brines are made with either salty water, sugar water, lemon juice, or vinegar. Either substance (or sometimes a combination of them) is poured over vegetables, fruit, meat or fish which are then placed in a tight jar for a few days.

What is the ratio of 9 5 3 1 pickling? ›

My pickling liquid is a 9 to 5 to 3 to one ratio. I also converted into cups for you guys. So 9 rice vinegar, 5 water, 3 sugar, one salt. You can also add spices, but I'm showing you the simple version right now.

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