Place the eggs in the saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a rolling boil over medium heat, and then remove the saucepan from the stove. Let the eggs sit for minutes, and then submerge them in cool water to halt the cooking process. Once your eggs have been hard-boiled and cooled, they're ready to decorate. Check out our best-ever Easter egg-decorating tutorials for ideas on how to create a blue-and-white splatter effect , how to dye eggs using Kool-Aid , and how to DIY a marbled effect using fresh or frozen blueberries.
Are you ready to decorate Easter eggs this year? Stock up on supplies early, because you wouldn't want to run out of eggs before you've had time to dye or devil them.
Consider coloring one set of eggs for decorating or the egg hunt and another set for eating. All rights reserved. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
Home Food, health and nutrition Food safety Preserving and preparing Safety of hard cooked eggs for dyeing. Share this page:. As soon as they come to a boil, place the lid on the pot and take the pot off the burner.
Let the eggs stand in the pot for 17 minutes, according to Child. The American Egg Board recommends 12 minutes for medium-size eggs, 15 minutes for large eggs and 18 minutes for extra-large eggs. That green ring around the yolk forms when eggs cook for too long, so set a timer. Drain the eggs immediately and transfer them to the bowl of ice water.
Cool the eggs completely in the ice water and then refrigerate them. Thoroughly chilled eggs are easier to peel than warm eggs. Keep in mind that fresh eggs are more difficult to peel , so use eggs that have been refrigerated for at least 10 days. Hard-boiled eggs are easiest to peel right after cooling. To peel eggs, the American Egg Board advises gently tapping each egg on a countertop until the shell is finely crackled all over.
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