Bread and Butter Pickles
This recipe for Bread and Butter pickles require just a handful of ingredients, a couple tips and you’ll have delicious pickles in no time!
A SIMPLY DELICIOUS PICKLE RECIPE
Bread and butter pickles are a little sweet and a little sour. A delicious combination that makes them the perfect snack pickles!
BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLE MIX
So let me show you how simple this is. I’m making my favorite Bread and Butter Pickles. I make these a lot. And I’m gonna show you my little secret. This stuff right here; Ball’s Bread & Butter Pickle Mix. You don’t have to go out and buy all the individual spices and pickling salt. It is all right in this little container and it makes it so easy and it tastes great! You measure once – then you’re done.
TIPS FOR MAKING THESE PICKLES:
- Many recipes for these will have you sprinkling the fresh cucumbers with salt and then letting it soak overnight to pull a lot of the liquid out of the cucumbers. If you prefer to do that, feel free, but I prefer not to do that because I think it takes away from the crispiness of the pickle. I like a good crunch with these!
- If you can’t find the Ball Bread & Butter Pickle Mix, just make your own:
- 2 Tablespoons mustard seed
- 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 2 teaspoons celery seed
- 2 teaspoons black peppercorns
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- pickling cucumbers
- white vinegar
- granulated sugar
- Ball Bread & Butter Pickle Mix
- canning jars (pint-sized) and lids with bands
HOW TO MAKE BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES:
The first thing you need to do is wash your jars and lids in warm soapy water.
And then give them a good, thorough rinse.
If you haven’t done so already, slice up your cucumbers. I’m using pickling cucumbers. They are a little smaller than average. But you can use regular ole cucumbers for this. Pickling cucumbers are usually smaller than your average salad cucumber. They are firmer and crisper and have a tender skin that is less bitter. They are unwaxed so the brine can penetrate the skin better. First thing you want to do is give them a good rinse under running water. Then trim off the ends and discard those.
Slice them up into 1/4-inch slices.
I think Bread & Butter slices should be kinda thick. That’s how I like them. I also use this Crinkle Cutter that I got last year when I hosted a Pampered Chef party. It is not necessary at all. I just love those little ridges it makes when you slice the cucumbers.
Now pack all those cucumbers into the pint jars. Not sure if you can tell from the below picture, but I try to stand the bottom layer of cucumbers on their side instead of flat. I think this helps to pack more in. But go with what works easiest for you.
Keep going until all your jars are full.
In a stainless steel saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar and bread & butter pickle mix.
Whisk to combine.
And bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Turn off heat and begin pouring hot brine over packed cucumbers.
The hot brine will start to soften the cucumbers.
After it cools a bit, you’ll be able to push down some with your fingers to make sure all the cucumbers are immersed in the brine (using super clean fingers, of course.)
They will continue to settle as the brine does it’s job. You just want to make sure you leave about 1/2-inch headspace. Wipe the rims of the jars with a clean cloth or paper towel.
Center the lids on the jars.
Screw bands on until tight. Now, at this point, you really could just allow them to cool, then store in the fridge for up to 3 months. But if you want to preserve them, you gotta make sure there’s not gonna be any harmful bacteria that can grow while they are hanging out in your pantry for the next few months. So you gotta boil the jars for a few minutes.
Bring water to gentle boil in a large stock pot. There needs to be enough water to cover the jars completely. Put your 3 jars into this handy dandy canning rack.
Then gently lower rack into boiling water.
Then cover with a lid.
Boil for 10 minutes. Remove lid. Wait 5 minutes. Then gently lift out jars. Allow them to cool. Then store.
You may hear the lids begin to make a popping sound as the jars cool and the lids seal. And that’s it! We just made pickles. These pickles will stay good in my pantry for up to a year. I’m definitely going to make more as I get more pickling cucumbers from my garden.
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- Pickled Red Onions
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- Fried Pickles
- Pickled Banana Peppers
- Chow Chow
- Creamy Cucumber Salad
- Vinegar Cucumber Salad
- Pickles in a Blanket
- Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
Bread and Butter Pickles
Ingredients
- 6 cups sliced cucumbers, trim off ends
- 1 ¾ cups white vinegar
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 3 Tablespoons Ball Bread & Butter Pickle Mix
- 3 pint-sized canning jars and lids with bands
Instructions
- The first thing you need to do is wash your jars and lids in warm soapy water. And then give them a good, thorough rinse.
- Slice cucumbers into 1/4-inch slices and pack them into the jars.
- In a stainless steel saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar and bread & butter pickle mix.
- Whisk to combine and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Turn off heat and begin pouring hot brine over packed cucumbers. The hot brine will start to soften the cucumbers.
- After it cools a bit, you’ll be able to push down some with your fingers to make sure all the cucumbers are immersed in the brine (using super clean fingers, of course.)
- They will continue to settle as the brine does it’s job.
- You just want to make sure you leave about 1/2-inch head space.
- Wipe the rims of the jars with a clean cloth or paper towel.
- Center the lids on the jars. Screw bands on until tight.
- Now, at this point, you really could just allow them to cool, then store in the fridge for up to 3 months.
- But if you want to preserve them, you gotta make sure there’s not gonna be any harmful bacteria that can grow while they are hanging out in your pantry for the next few months. So you gotta boil the jars for a few minutes.
- Bring water to gentle boil in a large stock pot. There needs to be enough water to cover the jars completely.
- Gently lower jars into boiling water using a canning rack or if you have those special rubber-tipped tongs used for canning. Then cover with a lid.
- Boil jars for 10 minutes. Remove lid. Wait 5 minutes.
- Then gently lift out jars. Allow them to cool. Then store.
Notes
- These pickles will stay good in your pantry for up to a year if you properly can them.
- Many recipes for these will have you sprinkling the fresh cucumbers with salt and then letting it soak overnight to pull a lot of the liquid out of the cucumbers. If you prefer to do that, feel free, but I prefer not to do that because I think it takes away from the crispiness of the pickle. I like a good crunch.
- If you can’t find the Ball Bread & Butter Pickle Mix, just make your own:
- 2 Tablespoons mustard seed
- 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 2 teaspoons celery seed
- 2 teaspoons black peppercorns
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
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Hi Brandi! Thanks for the giveaway! Those spoons are adorable! I am going to can some apple butter tomorrow, from apples I received from a friend. I am also going to can some tomatoes that I received from another friend, as soon as they ripen. I just need some cucumbers to make me some pickles! Blessings from Bama!
I would love to make the bread and butter pickles but I would use zucchini like my step-mother used to. We canned 300 jars of pickles one year….we smelled of vinegar for weeks! Good memories!
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I would love to start canning!! My mom used to when I was growing up .. not sure what I'd do first ~ apple butter (like Mom), strawberry jam or maybe these pickles. Yum!
I love canning pickles and jellies. I used to do it awhile ago, but we moved and I got rid of a lot of my jars, I would love to get back into it. Please enter me! Thanks:)
I never have canned before, always wanted to but wouldnt even know how to get started. I grow a small garden,tomatoes,cucumbers and would love to save some for the winter months, but not knowing how, I gave alot away to friends & family. This would be a great chance for to get started:)
If anything Thank You for sharing this info, I can now see it isnt as hard as I though,
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I would love to make my own pickles. I love pickles but I've never thought of making them myself!
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This is a great giveaway. I usually make jelly/jam but would love to learn to do mo. My email is Just2fune2@aol.com Have a great day!
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I love following your blog and MUST try the bread and butter pickles. I just started baby steps in canning last year, and have mostly made jams. But I love B&B pickles and these sound so easy!
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Hi! I love to can jam and even won the blue ribbon for it at the fair one year. I wanted to branch out a bit more this year though and thought I would try some tomatoes and maybe pickles.
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I haven't canned in many years, but I have a garden this year and hope to put up pickles and tomatoes. I loved the Bread and Butter idea, will give that a try for sure!
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I can mustard pickles. I also like the crinkle cutter (I have the same one!)
I love to can (sweet) lime pickles and salsa are my favorite and this was my 1st time too and enjoyed it a lot !!
It's funny – I wanted to make pickles! But I also love to make preserves – fig is high on my list this summer (:
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oh I am so going to do these..we love bread and butter pickles..and I love to can..I just finished up 2 flats of the best strawberries this weekend making Jam to have and giveaway this christmas..next will be blackberries..I grew up doing this stuff..course i hated it as a kid..and love it now.;) I would love to be entered in this sweet giveaway;)
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This is my second garden but my first year canning. Last year just tried freezing. Bigger garden equals need to learn to can! With 5 children I need to can a lot 🙂
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This is my second garden but my first year canning. Last year just tried freezing. Bigger garden equals need to learn to can! With 5 children I need to can a lot 🙂
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