Special eggs recipe

Make hard-boiled eggs look oh-so-pretty for your Easter egg hunt. A little messy, but worth it for the smiles on your kids' faces.

 

Ingredients

1. 12 medium eggs, with light colored shells, if possible
2. 400ml white wine vinegar
3. Yellow, red, blue and green food coloring

Method

1. 1. Fill a saucepan with hot water, put it on the hob and ask a grown-up to turn on the heat. Bring the water to the boil. Carefully put the eggs into a metal sieve (keep the egg boxes). When the water is bubbling, ask a grown-up to lower the sieve into the water, making sure the eggs are completely covered. Return to the boil and cook the eggs for exactly 10 minutes. Ask a grown-up to turn off the heat and carefully lift the sieve with the eggs into the sink, then run them under cold water until the eggs are cool.
2. 2. Put several sheets of newspaper on the table. Take out 4 medium-sized bowls and fill each one with 400ml hot water. Put on the rubber gloves. Add 100ml of vinegar to each bowl, then add about 20 drops of food coloring to each bowl (1 color in each), until you have a fairly deep color. Put 3 eggs into each bowl, making sure they’re completely covered in the colored liquid, and leave for 20 minutes until the eggs are colored.
3. 3. Put a couple of sheets of kitchen paper onto the empty egg boxes. Using a slotted spoon, lift the eggs out of the colored liquid and return them to the egg boxes to dry completely. Chill until needed. Serve them piled up in a pretty dish, or hide them in the garden for a fun Easter egg hunt. The eggs are great for an easy tea, served with raw carrots, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and chunks of warm bread. Eat within a few days.

Chef's tip

You will need several sheets of newspaper and some rubber gloves for this recipe. Try dying little speckled quails’ eggs. To hard-boil, add the quails’ eggs to boiling water, return the water to the boil and cook for just 3 minutes. Drain, cool and dye in the same way as the regular eggs.