Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe | Easy & Quick

Discover a mouthwatering recipe for homemade refrigerator bread and butter pickles. Learn how to make easy and crispy pickles with this step-by-step guide. Perfect for sandwiches, burgers, and snacks.

For a quick and easy pickle recipe that will keep in the fridge for up to a month, try this homemade refrigerator bread and butter pickles recipe. It is a great way to use your garden’s extra cucumbers and an excellent side dish for any meal. The recipe calls for simple ingredients like cucumbers, onions, sugar, vinegar, spices, and salt that you likely already have in your pantry. Take a little time to make the best-tasting pickles you will ever eat! In about an hour – and with no canning skills required – you will have delicious homemade pickles in no time!

Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe | Easy & Quick

Welcome to the delightful world of homemade pickles. If you are a fan of that irresistible combination of tangy and sweet, you are in for a treat. I am sharing an easy and (nearly) foolproof recipe that will have your taste buds dancing with joy. No canning required—these pickles are made to be enjoyed straight from your fridge.

You are making a homemade brine, slicing cucumbers and onions, and then combining the hot brine, cukes, and onions in an airtight container for some of the best pickles you will ever eat.

These bread and butter pickles are perfect for snacks and sandwiches. The best part? No canning is required! This easy recipe has simple steps that produce the best pickles and delivers the perfect balance of tangy and sweet.

You might enjoy this homemade bread recipe to make your sandwiches.

What is the difference between a cucumber and a pickling cucumber?

From Mississippi State University Extension: Pickling cucumbers are shorter and bigger around than slicing cucumbers. They are bred to have thinner skins and black spines so the pickled product will look better. Pickling varieties can be eaten fresh and slicing varieties can be pickled, but the differences can be discerned by the average consumer.
Take into account the main difference in types of cucumbers when you are planting your garden or when you are purchasing cucumbers at your local farmer’s market.

What Are Bread and Butter Pickles?

Bread and butter pickles are sweeter pickles than dill pickles. They are brined in a vinegar-sugar mixture with onions and spices. The bread and butter pickle recipes we are familiar with today come from the 1920s great depression era when Omar and Cora Fanning trademarked a generations-old family recipe for “sweet and sour” pickles. Get the full story here.

You can experiment with different variations by adding herbs or spices to customize the flavor profile. Some prefer celery seeds, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and/or red pepper flakes. Once you have tasted the magic of homemade pickles, you will never go back to store-bought.

Tips and variations for making this bread and butter pickles recipe:

● Pickling cucumbers are great to use, but if you do not have access to them (check your local farmers market or grocery store), you can use regular or even English cucumbers.
● The sliced cucumbers should be between ⅛” and ¼” thick. You do not want your fresh cucumber slices thicker than ¼” as you want the brine to absorb.
● Use a mandolin for uniform, smooth cuts.
● Use a crinkle cutter for crinkle cuts.
● If you do not have pickling salt, you can substitute kosher salt.
● This refrigerator bread and butter pickle recipe is not meant for long-term storage, so do not can it or store it at room temperature.
● Use airtight containers for optimal taste and longevity. You can use Mason jars or other airtight pint size jars.
● This recipe makes two pint-sized jars.
● This recipe is made with simple ingredients commonly found in your local grocery store.

If you like and grow cucumbers, you will enjoy these delicious cucumber recipes:

● Creamy Cucumber Salad Recipe
● Cucumber Caprese Salad Recipe
● You may want to try this cucumber pickling recipe, too: Easy Freezer Pickles Recipe.

Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe Ingredients:

● 3 Pickling Cucumbers, thinly sliced
● 1 White Onion thinly sliced
● 1 teaspoon Pickling Salt
● Ice
● ¾ cup Distilled White Vinegar
● ¾ cups White Sugar
● ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
● ½ tsp Fennel Seeds
● 1 tsp Chili Flakes
● 1 tsp Peppercorn
● ½ Ground Turmeric

Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles Mise en Place:

● Mandoline or Crinkle Cutter (or sharp knife and cutting board, but you want these uniform in thickness)
● Bowls
● Long Slotted Spoon
● Measuring Cup
● Measuring Spoons
● Stainless Steel Pot
● 2 Clean Pint Jars

Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe Directions:

1. Thoroughly wash your cucumbers in warm water. Scrub the ends to remove all dirt. Dry the cucumbers.

2. Thinly slice your cucumbers and onions between ⅛” and ¼” thick. (A mandoline is great for this!)
3. Add the cucumbers and onions in a glass bowl. Sprinkle the pickling salt on top, then cover the cucumber slices with a handful of ice cubes for 1 hour.

4. Add the vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, fennel seed, chili flakes, and peppercorn in a stainless steel pot. Bring this to a boil for 5 minutes. Add the turmeric powder and turn the heat off.

5. Drain the onions and cucumbers, remove the water, and add the onions and cucumbers to the flavorful brine in the pot. Make sure the cucumbers and onions are fully covered.
6. Allow the cucumber mixture to return to a boil on the stove, and then take it off the heat.

7. Using a slotted spoon, add the pickled cucumbers and onions to clean, airtight jars and close the lid tightly.

8. These bread and butter pickles can remain in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

Yield: 2 pints

Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe | Easy & Quick

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Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe | Easy & Quick. Discover a mouthwatering recipe for homemade refrigerator bread and butter pickles. Learn how to make easy and crispy pickles with this step-by-step guide. Perfect for sandwiches, burgers, and snacks.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 Pickling Cucumbers, thinly sliced
• 1 White Onion thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon Pickling Salt
• Ice
• ¾ cup Distilled White Vinegar
• ¾ cups White Sugar
• ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
• ½ tsp Fennel Seeds
• 1 tsp Chili Flakes
• 1 tsp Peppercorn
• ½ Ground Turmeric

Instructions

1. Thoroughly wash your cucumbers in warm water. Scrub the ends to remove all dirt. Dry the cucumbers.
2. Thinly slice your cucumbers and onions between ⅛" and ¼" thick. (A mandoline is great for this!)
3. Add the cucumbers and onions in a glass bowl. Sprinkle the pickling salt on top, then cover the cucumber slices with a handful of ice cubes for 1 hour.
4. Add the vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, fennel seed, chili flakes, and peppercorn in a stainless steel pot. Bring this to a boil for 5 minutes. Add the turmeric powder and turn the heat off.
5. Drain the onions and cucumbers, remove the water, and add the onions and cucumbers to the flavorful brine in the pot. Make sure the cucumbers and onions are fully covered.
6. Allow the cucumber mixture to return to a boil on the stove, and then take it off the heat.
7. Using a slotted spoon, add the pickled cucumbers and onions to clean, airtight jars and close the lid tightly.
8. These bread and butter pickles can remain in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

32

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 22Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 19mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 5gProtein: 0g

Note: for exact nutritional information, consult your dietitian. All nutritional information provided is simply a guideline.

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