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    How to color hard boiled eggswith shell using food coloring

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    Video How to color hard boiled eggswith shell using food coloring

    Simple effective ways of dying eggs red with food coloring and natural dyes from onions and beetroots. Perfect for celebrations like Eastern Orthodox Easter red eggs, Chinese celebrations like birthdays, baby one-month celebration, etc.

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    red eggs with natural dyes 18 One of the food colorings that is depleted the quickest more than any color in our house, is RED. I usually only made red eggs. Red eggs are usually prepared for celebration in the Chinese culture. Whether to celebrate birthdays, baby’s one-month celebration, weddings, etc, you will see these red round eggs around. Red eggs represent happiness and renewal of life. But I’ve also learned that red eggs are also popular for Eastern Orthodox Easter celebration. The red eggs represent the blood of Christ.My first time making red eggs on my own was when my daughter turned one year old. I felt a bit incompetent all of a sudden because I had never dyed any eggs before. I grew up in Indonesia and we didn’t color or dye eggs for Easter. I did call my mom and asked her how to dye red eggs (What to do without mom really!

    Table of Contents

    • WHY DO WE NEED VINEGAR TO COLOR EGGS?
    • WILL NATURAL DYES WORK?
    • HOW TO MAKE RED-SHELLED EGGS USING NATURAL DYE FROM YELLOW ONION SKIN
    • HOW TO MAKE RED-SHELLED EGGS USING NATURAL DYE FROM BEETROOTS
    • IN CONCLUSION
    • HOW TO MAKE RED-SHELLED EGGS USING ARTIFICIAL RED FOOD COLORING
    • CAN I USE POWDERED DYE?
    • CAN I USE GEL FOOD COLORING TO DYE EGGS?
    • CAN I DYE BROWN EGGS?
    • CAN I JUST LET THE EGGS SIT IN THE DYE?
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    WHY DO WE NEED VINEGAR TO COLOR EGGS?

    It’s all down to chemistry. I’m no chemist but from what I understand, food coloring or food dyes rely on the acidic environment to work well. The vinegar provides that acidity to helps the color clings to the shells of the eggs.

    WILL NATURAL DYES WORK?

    Yes, natural dyes work. The color is usually more muted and they need a longer time. The eggs need to be soaked longer. The longer you soak, the more intense the color will be.

    HOW TO MAKE RED-SHELLED EGGS USING NATURAL DYE FROM YELLOW ONION SKIN

    It’s amazing how the papery skin of yellow onion can contribute to a vibrant intense red I was looking for. Here’s how: 1. Remove the papery skin from the yellow onion2. Put the skin, water, and vinegar in a non-reactive pot. red eggs with natural dyes 6 3. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat, cover, and let it simmer for 30 minutes. red eggs with natural dyes 7 4. Turn off the heat and strain the liquid red eggs with natural dyes 13 5. Place eggs in a jar, enough for the eggs you want to dye. Pour the hot liquid dye to cover the eggs and let them soak red eggs with natural dyes 14 6. I’m surprised by how intense the red can be using yellow onion skin. It’s amazing. Soaking for 1 hour produces a more orange hue almost red color. If you want a lighter vibrant red, 3-4 hours of soaking is sufficient. 12 hours of soaking produces a very intense red, almost a bit at the dark side, 24 hours of soaking turn the eggs into dark brown color

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    HOW TO MAKE RED-SHELLED EGGS USING NATURAL DYE FROM BEETROOTS

    Beetroot juice produces a much subtle pastel color. It’s more pink than red. It’s perfect for Easter eggs. If you want a much intense red, you want to use yellow onion skin instead. 1. Peel and cut the beetroots into chunks red eggs with natural dyes 1 2. Add water and vinegar into a non-reactive pot red eggs with natural dyes 2 3. Bring to a boil and then cover and lower the heat to let them simmer for 30 minutes. red eggs with natural dyes 3red eggs with natural dyes 4 4. Strain the liquid for the dye red eggs with natural dyes 8 5. Place eggs in a jar, enough for the eggs you want to dye. Pour the hot beet juice to cover the eggs and let them soak red eggs with natural dyes 10 6. Remove the eggs from the jar and place them on a wire rack to dry for about 30 minutes to 1 hour How to make red-shelled eggs (with natural dyes or food coloring)

    IN CONCLUSION

    If using yellow onion skin: soak for 3-4 hours to get brighter/vibrant red, but not too dark. Please make sure the liquid is hot so the color clings to the shell If using beetroot juice: soak for at least 12-24 hours for a deeper pink color. Please make sure the liquid is hot so the color clings to the shell

    HOW TO MAKE RED-SHELLED EGGS USING ARTIFICIAL RED FOOD COLORING

    1. Make sure the boiled eggs are not warm and at least room temperature2. Put 1 teaspoon of vinegar to warm water. Drop about 20-35 drops of red food coloring (the amount is just an estimate. It really depends on how red you want it to be too and the brand of your red dye!) dropping red food coloring to dye eggs3. Use a spoon to spoon the red liquid all over the eggs, turn the eggs around and repeat the same action. You will see that the red color starts to cling to the shells and the color will keep getting deeper and deeper. I recommend doing 2-3 eggs at a times max Spoon the red food coloring all over the eggsspoon the red food coloring all over the eggs

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    4. Place the dyed eggs on a rack to let them air dry. They should be safe to touch after about 30 minutes Let the dyed eggs dry on the cooling rack

    CAN I USE POWDERED DYE?

    My mom usually uses a powdered food coloring that is available everywhere where she lives, but liquid or gel food coloring is more common here in the U.S. She said the powdered version gives a stronger nicer color. You will need to follow the instruction on how to use powdered dye/food coloring instead.

    CAN I USE GEL FOOD COLORING TO DYE EGGS?

    No, not to dye eggs. I’ve tried that before (what was I thinking!). The gel won’t dissolve in the water properly.

    CAN I DYE BROWN EGGS?

    You certainly can. In fact, I grew up with brown eggs and my mom colored brown eggs for our birthday celebration. You just have to remember that you have a brown base to work with instead of white, so the color may come out darker. It also takes a bit longer to color brown eggs compared to white eggs. So you may need to play around on how much food coloring you need to get to the shade you like or in the case of natural dyes, how long you need to soak to get the color you want.

    CAN I JUST LET THE EGGS SIT IN THE DYE?

    For artificial food coloring: I found that it’s not the amount of time the eggs sit inside the liquid that makes the color vibrant or not. I found that when I scoop the liquid all over the eggs with a spoon and you turn the eggs around as you are doing it really helps the eggs to pick up the color. For natural dyes: you need to let them soak. The longer they soak, the deeper/brighter the color will beRed dyed eggs are drying on the rack

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