Tried a splash of pickle juice in my rye loaf on a whim

Iris Carter · 2026-03-11T12:20:05.401522+00:00

I was out of caraway seeds and had some leftover brine, so I swapped it for some of the water. The crust got way darker and the crumb was super moist, which I didn't expect at all. Has anyone else used a weird liquid swap that actually worked out?

karenbailey6mo ago

My buddy did something like that with the liquid from a jar of olives. He was making focaccia and just... poured it right in. The dough smelled so weird, like a martini, but it baked up with this amazing salty, savory crust. We ate the whole loaf in one sitting.

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lewis.brian4mo ago

I used leftover kimchi juice once and it gave the bread a nice kick, kind of like @karenbailey's olive brine story.

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abby_martinez6mo ago

Wait, pickle juice in bread? Genius.

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thomas_butler6mo ago

That sounds like a great way to ruin a perfectly good loaf of bread.

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