Can I dye my cornbread purple?

[jennistarr1]

Pressing questions in Ravens land...if I add blue and red food dye to corn bread mix...do you think it will turn purple?

[Deleted]

I think it would be more of a gray color unless you use white cornmeal. Also, gel food coloring will give superior results.

[jennistarr1]

I only have the box of Jiffy

[dexteroni]

I would try a batch of muffins with varying amounts and combinations. I wouldn't experiment with it on the actual day. Ditto gel color being superior, especially where red is involved.

[dexteroni]

Feb 1, 2013 14:53:44 GMT -5 jennistarr1 said:

I only have the box of Jiffy

lol. I think you can spare the 95 cents to pick up a test box.

[sillygoosegirl]

My memories of Easter egg dying say that red+blue food coloring rarely gives a satisfying purple color. In theory it should, but the reality is normally disappointing. And that's starting with a white base. Cornbread is yellow, which is the inverse of purple, which means you're even more likely to get brown.

There are purple varieties of corn, so it might be possible to start with purple corn meal. If you could source it.

[CloudBee]

Whole Foods sells blue cornbread mix, which is purple!

ETA:  It's actually cornmeal, not the mix.  But it's easy to make.

www.amazon.com/Arrowhead-Mills-Organic-Cornmeal-2x2lb/dp/B008H5UWSA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1359755996&sr=8-6&keywords=blue+cornmeal