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 Silvery Easter Eggs
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Makes: 24
Ingredients
24 eggs
1 tbs yellow powdered food colouring
Silver stickers or silver leaf
Olive oil spray, to coat
Method
Place the eggs in a large saucepan and cover with plenty of cold water. Add the food colouring and stir to combine. Bring to the boil over high heat while stirring constantly .ith a wooden or heatproof plastic spoon. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 2-3 minutes or until eggs are just cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside in the water for 30 minutes to cool.
Use a slotted spoon to transfer eggs to a plate lined with paper towel. Set aside to dry.
Decorate the eggs using silver stickers, or spray eggs lightly with olive oil spray and apply small pieces of silver leaf.
Nest the eggs in a large serving bowl and use as a table centrepiece.
Notes & tips
You can make these eggs up to 1 day ahead.
Powdered food colouring is available from specialty stores. If it's unavailable, you can substitute liquid food colouring, although the colour may be less intense.
Silver leaf is available from art supply stores and specialty stores. These eggs are edible if they're stored in the fridge.
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 Paint eggs for Easter
Blowing our the yolks
Step 1.
Wash egg and, after drying it, hold it in your hand. Taking a long needle, gently pierce a small hole in the top of the egg, then follow suit by piecing a larger hole in the bottom - the top hold should be no larger than 2mm in diameter while the bottom hole can be slightly larger.
Step 2.
Take the needle and poke it into the egg, swishing it around for about a minute - this is to break up the yolk. Take the egg and place your mouth over one end of the egg and blow the contents into a bowl.
Step 3.
Rinse the empty shell. Dry on a paper towel.
Decorating with paint
Water colours are fine, just use a small amount of water so the paint remains thick. You can get the kids to rest the egg shell on an empty carton, gently holding the top of the shell. Have fun with stripes, dots and zig zag lines.
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