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Yellow Saffron Food Coloring

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Drink

Tags: easy, recipes for food coloring, recipes using granulated sugar, recipes using lemon juice, recipes using saffron, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AYellow_Saffron_Food_Coloring)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AYellow%20Saffron%20Food%20Coloring&oldid=4541049

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (100 g) plus 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon saffron threads
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) water
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

  1. Use a pestle and mortar to crush the saffron and 1 tablespoon sugar together into a fine powder.
  2. Combine the powder in a saucepan with the water and the rest of the sugar.
  3. Turn the heat to medium-high, and stir to dissolve the sugar.
  4. Simmer until the liquid reduces to a single-thread consistency.
  5. Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice.
  6. Cool slightly, then pour into an airtight jar and cool completely.

Notes

The food coloring can be stored in refrigerator for up to three months.

To use in frostings, add the food coloring, ¼ teaspoon at a time, mixing after each addition.