Watkins Assorted Food Coloring Description
Derived from pure vegetable juices and spices, Watkins Assorted Food Coloring is made by nature. Unlike other food colors that use FD&C dyes, our food coloring is free from artificial colors and is gluten-free.
Watkins™ Assorted Food Coloring is made with 100% natural vegetable juices and spices including beet juice, turmeric and spirulina extract. Four colors are provided: red, yellow, green and blue. This gluten-free food coloring is great for fun family activities such as egg dyeing as well as creating frostings for your favorite baked goods. It is also free from artificial dyes.
Directions
For Colored Eggs: Egg Prep: Hard boil eggs with 1 teaspoon vinegar and let eggs cool. Coloring: In a cup or bowl, Add ½ cup water, 1 teaspoon Watkins Food Coloring and 1 teaspoon vinegar. Dip hard-cooked eggs about 15 minutes or longer if a darker shade is desired. Stir every 5 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to dry.
Basic Blending: Lightly squeeze sides of bottle adding color drop by drop to obtain desired shade. Color results may vary in confections; test in a small amount of preparation before using.
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Ingredients: Red: glycerin, invert sugar, water, vegetable juice, citric acid. Yellow: glycerin, water, polysorbate 80, turmeric. Green: water, glycerin, polysorbate 80, trehalose, spirulina extract, turmeric, sodium citrate. Blue: glycerin, water, trehalose, spirulina extract, sodium citrate.
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Red Grapefruit Shortbread Bars
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Featuring a classic buttery shortbread base and silky and sweet red grapefruit topping, the cheerful color palette and bright citrus flavors make these shortbread bars a refreshing treat for spring. Use freshly squeezed juice for best results, and don't skip the lemon – it creates the perfect balance of tart and sweet. To make the topping more vibrant, add a few drops of red food coloring, or leave as is for a perfectly pretty pale pink.
Red Grapefruit Shortbread Bars
Shortbread base
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/8 tsp. fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup +1 Tbsp. unsalted butter (cold and cubed)
Grapefruit topping
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed red grapefruit juice
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp. grapefruit zest
- 3-4 drops red food coloring (optional, for brighter color)
Finisher
- Dusting of confectioner's sugar
Shortbread base
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8 x 8-inch square pan with parchment and spray with nonstick spray.
- In large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar and salt.
- Add butter and use your hands to combine until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- Gently press mixture into prepared pan.
- Bake 30-35 minutes, until lightly golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside. Leave oven set at 350 degrees F.
Grapefruit topping
- In medium bowl, whisk together eggs, egg yolks and sugar.
- Whisk in flour, followed by grapefruit juice, lemon juice and grapefruit zest.
- Whisk in pink food coloring, if using.
- Pour grapefruit topping over warm shortbread base.
- Bake 30 minutes or until center just barely jiggles.
- Cool bars at room temperature for 2 hours. Transfer to refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours or until ready to serve.
- Prior to serving, dust with confectioner's sugar. Slice into 16 2-inch squares.
- Refrigerate leftover bars in airtight container for up to 3 days.
Make these springtime bars with great ingredients from Vitacost!
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