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Quick Homemade Bread and Butter Pickles

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 21, 2007

Time

25 minutes, plus 1 hour standing and 2 hours chilling

Yield

Makes 1 pound pickle chips

Quick Homemade Bread and Butter Pickles

Ingredients

1 pound pickling (Kirby) cucumbers, sliced crosswise into ⅛-inch disks1 medium onion, halved and sliced thin1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 cup cider vinegar ¾ cup sugar ½ teaspoon yellow mustard seeds ¼ teaspoon celery seeds ⅛ teaspoon ground turmeric

Instructions

  1. Toss cucumbers, onion, and salt in colander set over bowl. Let stand 1 hour. Discard drained liquid.
  2. Bring vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, celery seeds, and turmeric to boil in large saucepan. Reduce heat to low, add cucumbers and onion, and press to submerge in liquid. Cover and cook until cucumbers turn dullish olive-brown, about 5 minutes.
  3. Transfer entire pan contents to glass bowl. Refrigerate, uncovered, at least 2 hours before serving. (Pickles can be refrigerated in covered container for up to 2 weeks.)
Quick Homemade Bread and Butter Pickles
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Quick Homemade Bread and Butter Pickles

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Time

25 minutes, plus 1 hour standing and 2 hours chilling

Yield

Makes 1 pound pickle chips

Ingredients

1 pound pickling (Kirby) cucumbers, sliced crosswise into ⅛-inch disks
1 medium onion, halved and sliced thin
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 cup cider vinegar
¾ cup sugar
½ teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
¼ teaspoon celery seeds
⅛ teaspoon ground turmeric

Ingredients

1 pound pickling (Kirby) cucumbers, sliced crosswise into ⅛-inch disks
1 medium onion, halved and sliced thin
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 cup cider vinegar
¾ cup sugar
½ teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
¼ teaspoon celery seeds
⅛ teaspoon ground turmeric

Ingredients

1 pound pickling (Kirby) cucumbers, sliced crosswise into ⅛-inch disks
1 medium onion, halved and sliced thin
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 cup cider vinegar
¾ cup sugar
½ teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
¼ teaspoon celery seeds
⅛ teaspoon ground turmeric

Instructions

  1. Toss cucumbers, onion, and salt in colander set over bowl. Let stand 1 hour. Discard drained liquid.
  2. Bring vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, celery seeds, and turmeric to boil in large saucepan. Reduce heat to low, add cucumbers and onion, and press to submerge in liquid. Cover and cook until cucumbers turn dullish olive-brown, about 5 minutes.
  3. Transfer entire pan contents to glass bowl. Refrigerate, uncovered, at least 2 hours before serving. (Pickles can be refrigerated in covered container for up to 2 weeks.)

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