You will need:
Hard boiled eggs
Few small bottles of bold color food coloring
White vinegar
Ziploc bag (one for each color)
So, first things first, boil up those eggs. I only did four as this was just a trial. If you have a tried and true way, by all means have at it. If not, here is how I do it, and it did seem to work well and to move the cooling process along. In my family, we place our eggs in the pan, cover with cold water and place the pan on the stove. Bring water to a rolling boil. Once it is there, boil for 10 minutes.
Immediately after these ten minutes, run COLD water from the faucet into the pan and let it run over into the sink. Once all the water in the pan feels cold, place the pan on a trivet to cool-don't dump the water. Five minutes later replace the water with cold one more time, wait another five minutes. the eggs should be very much cooled down, and this method helps prevent the green ring on your egg yolks.
Now, dump the water and place the eggs on a paper towel or towel to dry. Once the eggs are dry, tap them on a hard surface to crack the shell, but do not remove it. Keep in mind also that the color will seep into each crack, so the more cracks, the more design.
Once your eggs are cracked, place up to four eggs into a small ziploc bag. Drop three drops of food coloring onto each egg. If you watch, you can see the color drawn into the designs you have made. I used blue as my practice color. I am not sure that yellow would show very well on the white, but red and green would also be cool. You can also use different color drops in different areas for more of a tie-dye effect if you want.
Place a few extra drops in the bag and zip the top. It is ok and actually easier if there is some air still inside it. Gently shake and roll the eggs in the bag until they look like they are pretty evenly covered, but this doesn't have to be perfect. Allow the eggs to rest in the bag for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, pull eggs from bag and rinse under water from the faucet. This is where I turned myself Smurfy, so if you want to avoid that you can wear gloves during this process as well. Gently squeeze the eggs while rinsing to allow the shell to breathe and any excess dye to escape. Once they are rinsed, pour a bit of white vinegar over the eggs, again squeezing a bit to allow the shell to breathe, then rinse one more time. The vinegar helps to set the dye.
Ok prepare yourself to be amazed and peel the eggs. This part is so cool, and again added to the Smurfiness, but was totally worth it. From here on out, I laid them on top of a paper towel on a plate and let them dry a bit.
This is where you would pick up with your normal prep for deviled egg filling. If you were really adventurous, you could add some dye to that too.
I really recommend making them into deviled eggs, or using them for some other preparation right away, as these are cracked and essentially open to bacteria- thus not being able to be stored for very long. I hope that you found this post clear, helpful, and inspiring. If you try it out, let me know how your results are! Happy Easter to all, and I hope you spend it happily surrounded with friends and family.
