Food coloring will help make any baked goods original. Even the old recipe will sparkle with new colors in this design. But since you can doubt the harmlessness of powder dyes, you can easily give the dough the desired color using natural ingredients.
You will need a cheesecloth, sieve, or grater to make almost every color from natural ingredients. It should be noted that natural dyes should be added to the dough in a few drops so as not to overdo it with both color and taste.
Shades of red
Red color is very easy to get from berries in the warm season. For this purpose, red currants, cranberries, cherries, strawberries, dogwood, etc. are suitable. The berries must be rinsed, dried on a paper towel and rubbed through a sieve. In addition, beet juice can give the dough a red color with a pinkish tinge. To obtain it, beets must be grated on a coarse grater, put in a saucepan, covered with water and boiled for an hour over low heat with a pinch of citric acid. After that, cool, fold into cheesecloth and squeeze. Concentrated pomegranate juice can color the dough in a burgundy hue.
Orange and yellow
Saffron and turmeric are excellent yellow dyes. Spices must be diluted with a small amount of warm water, let it brew for 24 hours, and then strain. Lemon peel can also give a yellow color. It should be grated on a fine grater, collected in cheesecloth and squeezed. The zest itself can also be added to the dough. Carrots can give the dough an orange tint. It is rubbed on a coarse grater and fried until softened in butter. After that, the carrots need to be cooled and squeezed out with gauze.
Shades of green
The green dye is based on spinach. The leaves of the plant need to be grated through a sieve, minced or chopped in a blender. After that, the gruel is squeezed out through cheesecloth. If the spinach is boiled with a little water for half an hour over low heat, and then cooled and filtered, the color will become more intense.
Blue and purple shades
A blue-violet shade of baked goods will be given by the juice of grated blueberries, black currants and blackberries. In addition, blue and purple grapes, or rather squeezes from its peel, are capable of imparting their color to the dough.
Chocolate shades
Melted and slightly chilled chocolate, concentrated infusion of natural ground coffee and cocoa powder can color the dough brown. Burnt sugar will add a more delicate, golden hue to baked goods. To prepare it, a tablespoon of sugar is heated over high heat in a frying pan or in a small saucepan until a dark brown color is obtained. Then pour in half a glass of hot water in a thin stream until it is completely dissolved. At all stages, the future dye is well stirred with a long-handled spatula. After that, the solution is filtered, cooled and used as directed.
