Can I make achiote powder by grinding Annatto seeds?y?!
Can I make achiote powder by grinding Annatto seeds?y?
Answers:
Grinding achiote: Because the seeds are very hard, they are best pulverized in a high-speed spice grinder; unless they are reduced to an extremely fine powder, the paste will be gritty.
They are often softened by soaking in hot water for 2 hours before grinding for use . Annatto seeds tint foods a bright yellow and are familiar to you as the dye used to color Cheddar cheese orange and butter yellow.
It is hard to get a superfine powder using a standard home spice grinder, soaking will allow you to make a paste at home. Otherwise it is readily available in powder form & inexpensive in most grocery stores.