Annatto
Posted by Rita on May 21, 2004 at 17:06:22:
Has anyone considered or used annatto in their mixes to give adifferent shade of red? For those who don't know, annatto is a seed
that is used in a lot of hispanic dishes for mainly adding color. My
mom has been using it for years (we're puertorrican). She takes the
seeds and slowly cooks them in oil. This releases the dye in the
seeds. She then strains the oil to get the seeds out. The color it
gives is a bright terracotta. This stuff stains like hell though!
If it gets on your hands, clothing, countertops, etc. and you don't
rinse right away, it's there forever (especially in fabric).
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