Here’s a savory dill pickle bread—soft inside, golden outside, with that tangy pickle flavor people love 🥒🍞
🥒 Dill Pickle Bread
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp dried dill (or 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1½ cups shredded dill pickles (pat dry)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional but great)
- 1 cup pickle juice
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven
350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan. - Mix dry ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, dill, and garlic powder. - Add pickles & cheese
Stir in shredded pickles and cheese until coated with flour. - Mix wet ingredients
In another bowl, whisk pickle juice, melted butter, and egg. - Combine
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir just until combined (don’t overmix). - Bake
Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake 45–55 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean. - Cool
Let cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan.
🌟 Tips & Variations
- Extra pickle flavor: Brush top with melted butter mixed with a little pickle juice after baking.
- Spicy pickle bread: Add diced jalapeños or red pepper flakes.
- Garlic cheddar: Increase garlic powder and cheddar for a bold flavor.
- Skillet version: Bake in a cast-iron skillet for crisp edges.
This bread is amazing with soups, chili, burgers, or grilled cheese.
If you want, I can share a yeast-based dill pickle sandwich bread or a cheddar-dill pickle pull-apart loaf.
