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Magnolia Table Bread and Butter Pickles

Bread & Butter Pickles

byJoanna Gaines
Total 1 day and 20 minutes (includes pickling time)
Active 20 mins
Makes One 16-ounce jar
Special Equipment
a 16-ounce pickling jar
Special Equipment
a 16-ounce pickling jar
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.