Bread & Butter Pickles

Ingredients

Pickling Spice

• 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard seed
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 whole cloves

Pickles

• 3/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 pickling cucumbers, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
• 1/4 white onion, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Combine the celery seed, mustard seed, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, turmeric, bay leaves, and cloves in a small bowl.
2. Bring the white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, water, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt to a simmer. Gently stir to make sure all of the sugar is dissolved.
3. Add the sliced cucumbers and onion to the jar.
4. Add in 2 teaspoons of the pickling spice and carefully pour in the hot brine.
5. Cover and let sit in the fridge for 24 hours.