These Refrigerator Baby Garlic Dill Pickles are perfectly crisp & crunchy with an amazing garlic flavor and just a little hint of heat...
One thing that my family & I just love is a good, crunchy dill pickle. We love them even better when they are garlicky with a little kick of heat. While we can always go for a jar of store bought kosher dills, I have been trying for over two summers now to come up with the perfect homemade dill pickle recipe.
Last summer, I failed. This summer, I finally achieved crunchy success! :)
I have tested many the dill pickle recipe- from spears to slices- but none of them were ever quite what I was looking for. Last month I came across this recipe for Quick & Easy Dill Pickles from Once Upon A Chef.
I made a few minor tweaks to the recipe to adapt it for whole baby cucumbers and to bump up the garlic factor, but other than that I didn't make too many changes to the original recipe. (If you are more into pickle spears, then definitely click over to get her recipe.)
The key here is to find the smallest pickling cucumbers that you can. I lucked out when I came across a vendor at my local farmers market a few weeks back who had them by the bushel. I scooped up about two pounds of these babies, brought them home, & got to pickling.
These Refrigerator Baby Garlic Dill Pickles are perfectly crisp & crunchy with an amazing garlic flavor and just a little hint of heat from the crushed red pepper. If you happen to be a fan of spicier pickles, you could always increase the red pepper flakes in your batch.
In just 24 hours, you and your family can be snacking on these amazing homemade pickles. And bonus? No canning is required! Just stuff the jars with the cucumbers & all of the pickling goodies, pour the brine over top, and let your fridge do the rest of the work. :)
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