Green Bread
for
St Patrick’s Day

Four years ago I used Wilton Kelly Green Icing Color to make the green bread. It worked well, but it was difficult to deal with since it was a paste consistency and did not readily spread evenly through the entire batch of dough. This is a simpler white bread recipe that I have made many many times. The liquid food coloring easily yields a bright and even green to the bread.

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The food coloring is water based, so it’s mostly water. Just substituting the food coloring for an equal weight of water keeps the hydration the same with the add water in the coloring works well. The dough comes out just like normal — except it’s bright green.

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