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How to Make Homemade Whole-Grain Mustard
Making homemade whole grain mustard is easy. Just a few ingredients--mustard seeds, brown sugar, and cider vinegar. You may never go back to the stuff from the store.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 d 23 hrs 10 mins
Additional Time
2 d
Total Time
2 d
Servings: 96 teaspoons | 2 cups
Calories: 4 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1/3 cup yellow mustard seeds
- 1/3 cup brown mustard seeds
- 1 to 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the vinegar, water, yellow mustard seeds, and brown mustard seeds. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours. (The resting time softens the seeds and ensures a creamy consistency.)
- Take your vinegar and mustard seeds mixture and measure out 1/2 cup (118 ml) and keep separate.
- In a small food processor or with an immersion blender, process the remaining vinegar and mustard seed mixture, sugar, and salt until coarsely ground and thickened, 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Stir in the reserved vinegar and mustard seed mixture. Using a funnel and spoon, portion mustard into two 1 cup (237 ml) jars. Cover and let the mustard stand at room temperature for 1 to 2 days to allow the ingredients to meld and develop a well-rounded spiciness. The longer it rests, the spicier it gets.
- Taste it often and, once the desired spiciness has been reached, refrigerate and serve. (The mustard can be refrigerated for up to 6 months; once refrigerated, the flavor will continue to mature but will not become spicier.)
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1teaspoon
Calories
4kcal
(0%)
Carbohydrates
0.3g
(0%)
Protein
0.2g
(0%)
Fat
0.2g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
0.2g
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 96teaspoons | 2 cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 4
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1teaspoon | |
| Calories | 4kcal | 0% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.3g | 0% |
| Protein | 0.2g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.2g | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.