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Colored Easter Eggs

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Coloring Easter eggs just got easier with gel food coloring. The colors are more vibrant, and it takes half the time.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Course Miscellaneous
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • Hard-boiled eggs as many as you'd like
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
  • 5 drops gel food coloring OR approximately 20 drops regular food coloring

Instructions
 

  • Bring water in a kettle to a boil
  • Add eggs, cover with a lid, and simmer for 8 minutes
  • Remove eggs from boiling water
  • Run cold water over the eggs
  • To chill quickly, place in iced water
  • To color eggs, mix water, vinegar and gel coloring with a metal spoon
  • Put eggs into colored water and remove when desired color