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Homemade Apple Cider Dill Pickle Recipe

Enjoy tasty homemade pickles with this simple recipe. It is highly customizable and you can experiment with your own pickle ingredients. Keeps for several weeks in the fridge.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Canning, cooling 30 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 10 people
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Eastern European, European
Calories: 40
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds cucumbers
  • 16 oz apple cider vinegar
  • 1 bunch fresh dill
  • 2 bulbs garlic
  • 4 tbsp Himalayan sea salt
  • 4 tsp celery seeds
  • 4 tsp black pepper whole (optional)
  • 4 tsp mustard ground (optional)
  • 2 tsp turmeric ground (optional)
  • 2 tsp paprika (optional)
  • 1/2 pound banana peppers (optional)
  • 1/2 pound tomatoes (optional)
  • 16 oz water

Equipment

  • large glass jars
  • large pot

Method
 

  1. Cut cucumbers into spears
  2. Lay in 4 large mason jars with optional peppers and whole small tomatoes
  3. Boil equal parts apple cider vinegar and water with salt to make pickle brine
  4. If desired add mustard, turmeric, and paprika to brine
  5. Add celery seeds to all jars and press garlic cloves equally over all jars. Also add chopped dill on top
  6. Pour pickle brine equally in all jars to fill to top
  7. Close jars and gently shake
  8. Let sit for 30 minutes then place in refrigerator
  9. Stored pickles keep for several weeks