Coloring Eggs for Easter
To make a rainbow of egg hues, you can use either liquid or paste food coloring. Paste will make the eggs extra bright and, depending upon how large a dab of paste used, more intense in color.
- Use a separate cup for each color. Make sure the cups are large enough to hold an egg and the liquid.
- Dissolve a dab of paste food color, or about 6-8 drops of regular liquid food color, in 1 cup of hot water. Stir in 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar and your egg dye is ready to go.
How to Boil Perfect Eggs
Perfect boiled eggs have fluffy, yellow yolks. Here's how to get perfect results every time, so your eggs will taste as good as they look.
- Put eggs in a large pot, in a single layer and cover with cold water.
- Turn on the heat under the eggs and as soon as they come to a full boil, remove them from the heat and let them sit in the hot water for about 15-20 minutes
Dying Tips
- An empty egg carton makes a good drying rack, but liquid tends to collect at the bottom so use caution when lifting eggs out of the drying rack and blot the bottoms carefully with a dry paper towel so the color doesn't run.
- Make sure eggs are completely dry between color coats. This is probably the most important tip for great Easter eggs. Absorbent paper towels, used to carefully blot the eggs, can help finish the process.
- Wear rubber gloves to avoid stained fingers and maintain food safety.
- If you don't want to color boiled eggs, you can also use hollow egg shells in which the contents have been "blown" out.
Egg Designs
Source: Enigma Communications, fabulousfoods.com