STRAWBERRY GLAZE/SYRUP/SAUCE/COLORING(HOMEMADE & NATURAL COLORING)

                   STRAWBERRY GLAZE

Ingredients:
Strawberry-10-15 nos.
Sugar-1 tbsp
Corn flour-2 tsp
Strawberry essence-2-3 drops
Lemon juice-2 drops(added to prevent sugar crystallization)
Butter-2tsp.

Method:
1.Wash the strawberries and blend it to a fine puree.
2.Filter it in a strainer without any seeds.



3.Pour the strawberry puree and sugar in a vessel and add let it cook in low heat for 2 mins.
4.Add in the lemon juice and essence.

5.Let the raw smell of strawberries go away. (This may take 4 to 5 minutes)
6.In a small cup,mix the corn flour with 3 tbsp of water.
7.Mix it nicely without any lumps.
8.Add the corn flour mixture to the strawberry puree and blend without forming any lumps.
9.Add butter and blend.

10.Let it cook till it slightly thickens up(like a thin sauce).
11.Once it cools down,it becomes little more thicker.
12.Strawberry glaze is now ready to be used in all your favorites.

13.Use it as an ice-cream topping,cake glaze,cake food color,icing colors and for other flavorings.

14.Let it cool down,and store it in the refrigerator in a dry air tight container for  2 weeks or freeze it for 3 months.