Easter eggs are easy to cook and color.
Before you dye eggs for Easter, you need to boil the eggs. Hard-cooked eggs, which are also called hard-boiled eggs, are easy to prepare. After they cool, you can color and decorate them however you like. Later, the eggs can be used for many dishes, such as deviled eggs, creamed eggs and egg salad sandwiches. Allow plenty of time to cook and cool the eggs before it's time to decorate them.
Instructions
1. Select eggs that are free from cracks and remove them from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before you want to start cooking them.
2. Place the eggs in a saucepan and add water. The amount of water depends on the pot and the number eggs, but it should by 1 inch deeper than necessary to cover all of the eggs. Ideally, the eggs should fit in a single layer in the pan.
3. Bring the water to a boil over high heat. As soon as the water is just boiling, turn off the burner and cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid. Let the eggs stand undisturbed about 15 minutes for large eggs.
4. Drain the water and immediately fill the pot with cold water to further cool the eggs. You can add ice if you really want to bring down the temperature quickly. Store in the refrigerator until just before you are ready to color the eggs.
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