Bread An Butter Pickles

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs pickling cucumbers
• 1 lb maui onion
• 1 medium red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 5 cups water
• 2 cups vinegar
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 pinch saffron
• 10 whole cloves
• 10 allspice berries
• 2 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 rinse cucumbers under cold water and trim the ends. rinse red bell pepper under cold water, slice in half lengthwise and remove seeds. peel maui onions and set aside.
• 2 use a mandoline and slice cucumbers about 1/4 thick. place cucumbers into a bowl. slice maui onion and red bellpepper about 1/4 inch thick and add to cucumbers.
• 3 add kosher salt and water to the cucumbers. stir pickles, cover with plastic and let stand for 3 hours. rinse the cucumbers, onions and bellpeppers under cold water.
• 4 in a large saucepan add vinegar, brown sugar, mustard seeds, tumeric, saffron, whole cloves, whole allspice berries, bay leaves and cucumbers. bring cucumbers to a full boil and reduce to slow simmer for 15 minutes uncovered. set pickles aside and let stand until they reach room temperature.
• 5 place pickles into a containers and refrigate for several hours.