Marbleized Easter Eggs Food

MARBLEIZED EGGS

Steps:

• 1. Decide the color or combinations you want to use-you may use one or more colors of paint for each marbling bath.
• 2. For each bath, fill a roasting pan with about 4 inches of water. Put on the rubber gloves. Add about 1 teaspoon of each color paint in the chosen combination. Swirl the end of a skewer through the paint.
• 3. Place an egg on the end of a skewer. Swirl it around through the paint and water. When the paint has adhered to the egg in a marbled pattern, remove the egg from the skewer to an egg carton and let it dry.
• 4. Repeat this process for each egg, using the different color marbleizing baths as you wish.
• 5. To dispose of paint responsibly, pour each bath slowly through a coffee filter, letting the water drain down the sink and capturing the paint. Throw away the paint.

MARBLED EGGS

Steps:

• Hardboil your eggs normally.
• When they are cool enough to handle, roll them around on a hard surface to crack them. Try not to break the membrane. Develop a nice overall cracked look.
• Then re-boil in water with food coloring of your choice.
• You could make really cool looking deviled eggs with these.

MARBLEIZED EASTER EGGS

Steps:

• Gently place eggs in single layer in large saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover eggs by 1 inch. Cover. Bring just to boil on high heat. Remove from heat. Let stand 12 minutes. (Adjust time up or down by 3 minutes for each size larger or smaller)
• Pour off hot water and rapidly cool eggs by running them under cold water (or place in ice water) until completely cooled.
• Mix 1/4 cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon vinegar, 1/8 teaspoon oil and 4 to 8 drops food color in shallow bowl. Repeat if second color is desired. Make sure to agitate mixture with fork or small whisk so oil droplets are small. Gently roll egg in one color for 30 seconds or until the egg is the desired shade. Transfer the egg to second color and repeat the process. Use a slotted spoon, wire egg holder or tongs to add and remove eggs from dye. Allow eggs to dry. Wipe away excess oil with a paper towel.

TRADITIONAL EASTER MARBLED PACE EGGS

Steps:

• Peel the outer skins away from red and yellow onions.
• Wrap the skins around the eggs in a random way - you do not need to cover the egg completely.
• Encase the eggs with the onionskins in a piece of aluminium foil - covering completely, OR tie pieces of non-coloured string around the eggs.
• Boil the eggs for about 5-7 minutes.
• Take off the heat and allow to cool in the water.
• Peel away the string, aluminium foil, onion skins and arrange the coloured eggs in a basket or egg holder - for the centre of the Easter Breakfast, Tea or Brunch table.
• You can "polish" the eggs with a bit of butter to deepen the colours and give them a gloss.
• Alternative dyes include, beetroot water and spinach water for red and green eggs!