Equipment
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Large pot
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Knife
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Mixing bowl
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Mixing Spoon
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zip-top bag
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Scissors
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Cups
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Spoon
Ingredients
For the Deviled Egg Filling
- 12 Eggs
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons pickle juice
- 2 teaspoons mustard
- 4 tablespoons finely chopped dill pickles
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the Egg Dye
- 6 ounces Water in each cup
- 1 teaspoon White vinegar, in each cup
- Food coloring
Instructions
Deviled Egg Recipe:
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Place eggs in a large saucepan and cover with cold water.
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Set the pan over medium-high heat and bring water to a boil.
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Turn off the heat, cover the pan with a lid, and let sit for 12 minutes.
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Drain and rinse eggs under cold water.
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Peel the shells off of the eggs.
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Cut eggs in half lengthwise and scoop out yolks into a bowl.
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Add mayonnaise, pickle juice, and mustard to bowl, then mash the yolks and stir until mixture is smooth.
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Stir in minced pickles and then season with salt and pepper.
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Place the mixture in a large ziplock bag.
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Cut the tip off of the ziplock bag (a DIY piping bag) and pipe the egg mixture back into the colored eggs.
How to Color Deviled Eggs
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Stir food coloring into cups of water in desired colors.
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Add the vinegar to the colored water (don’t worry, you won’t taste the vinegar).
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Gently place boiled and peeled eggs into the colored water.
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Let the eggs soak in the colored water for at least 10 minutes or until the desired shade is achieved.
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While the eggs are soaking in food coloring, make the deviled egg mixture with the yolks (recipe above)
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Using a spoon, gently remove the colored eggs and place them on a stack of paper towels to dry.
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Pat dry with additional paper towels.
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Fill with prepared deviled egg mixture.