By replacing the water and salt with pickle brine, I made a lovely dill dough that became a delicious pickle bread.

by strangewayfarer

33 Comments

  1. Upstairs_Weird_760

    I bet it would make a mean grilled cheese.

  2. win_awards

    I’m here for the absolute dichotomy of responses you’re about to get.

  3. you had a great idea. king arthur has a pickle rye recipe in their big book of bread as well and it is amazing. i actually just made another for my fiance and one is proofing right now for my mother.

  4. prospectpico_OG

    Who doesn’t love a good dill dough every once in a while?

  5. Moldypear

    I made an olive loaf a while ago that I substituted an amount of the salt and water for olive brine to really make it stand out, and trying to figure out the salt % after drove me mad, even if it turned out well regardless. I ended up buying a salinity refractometer that I think is often used for aquariums, but haven’t had a chance to try again with it yet.

    Originally got the idea from an Earl Grey tea bread I had heard about. Very fun experiment to pursue in the least. Glad it worked out for you!

  6. KlassySassMomma

    I think my 12 yr old would love this because she loves pickles so I’m gonna offer her to try making it herself 😊 Thanks!

  7. SirSkelton

    Be careful of the yeast levels with your dill dough. 

  8. Pursepeaceimpossible

    Interesting! I’d love to try this! Just wondering if the vinegars in the pickle brine would inhibit yeast activity? Does the high ph of vinegar (an acid) kill off the yeast?

  9. 13thmurder

    It’s always nice to surprise your grandma with a fresh dill dough for her birthday.

  10. strangewayfarer

    Just replace your salt and water with the pickle brine on your favorite recipe. The pickle flavor was there, but it wasn’t a huge punch to the face. It was honestly the perfect amount of pickle flavor to enjoy it various ways. It made for a great turkey sandwich bread, I also did sloppy joes with it, and even just buttered toast was delicious.

  11. Semi__Competent

    Be careful, a salty dill dough may cause your yeast to rise!

  12. TriumphDaytona

    Rough looking dill dough, gonna need a lot of lube!

  13. Exolotl17

    🤯 Nooo way, I was asking my husband just yesterday about pickled cucumber bread and he said that’s not an option lol. How was it?!

  14. That sounds delicious.

    The comments on here are cracking me up.

  15. i_n_c_r_y_p_t_o

    I have been making this King Arthur rye bread recipe every week for the past three weeks, which used part dill pickle juice for the hydration as you mentioned.

    https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sandwich-rye-bread-recipe

    https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2011/09/16/sandwich-rye-bread-and-the-secret-ingredient-is

    I use home milled rye with King Arthur organic bread flour and use the 198g of water vs 152g and let it autolyse for 30 minutes instead of 20 to allow the water to soak into the freshly milled flour better. The flavor is so good and it rises very well.

    I’ve tried it with both Grillo and Claussen pickle juice and preferred Claussen. Makes amazing Swiss grilled cheese sandwiches!

  16. thedragonqueen13

    Grillos brine is the best. What a great idea!

  17. Consistent_Switch378

    Glad I am not the only one laughing at this

  18. Then_Mastodon_639

    You made what?

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  19. Successful_Face3408

    The level of immature comments in this post…

    I LOVE IT! =D

  20. lacks_a_soul

    Did the dough have you buzzing with excitement?