Painted eggs are an indispensable attribute of a festive Easter table. To make them colorful, bright and beautiful, you will have to try. Stock up on food colors, onion peels, beets and other foods that will make your holiday treat the most elegant.
It is necessary
- - mate;
- - ground coffee;
- - raw beets;
- - dried blueberries;
- - curry powder;
- - onion peel;
- - vegetable oil;
- - nylon stocking;
- - food colorings.
Instructions
Step 1
Today, saturated, but not poisonous colors are very relevant. To obtain them, use natural natural dyes contained in food. For a grassy green color, boil 50 g of mate tea in a liter of water. Dip the hard-boiled eggs into the hot infusion and leave for two hours. You can get brown paint in the same way - for this, boil a couple of tablespoons of ground coffee in a liter of water.
Step 2
For a bright yellow color, curry powder is suitable. Dissolve 50 g of powder in a liter of boiling water and immerse the eggs in the solution for two to three hours. Beetroot infusion will give the eggs a deep pink color, and dried blueberry infusion will make them blue. To prepare the coloring solution, grate medium-sized beets and boil them in a liter of water, and boil a handful of dry blueberries until a rich color is obtained. Dip the eggs into the paint.
Step 3
The classic onion peel decoction recipe will color the shell in a pleasant reddish brown tone. Boil the husk in water until a dark infusion is obtained. The eggs can be left in the solution for several hours or overnight for a more intense color.
Step 4
If you want to expand your color palette, buy a ready-made set of food paints. To prepare one portion of the solution, add 2 teaspoons of white alcohol vinegar and 10-15 drops of the chosen dye to a glass of warm water. To get an orange hue, mix yellow with red, purple gives a mix of red and blue, and dark green gives a mix of blue and yellow. Dip the boiled eggs into the solution and let sit for one to two hours until the desired shade is obtained.
Step 5
Give your dyed eggs a nice glossy sheen. Drop vegetable oil on a cloth or cotton pad and rub the shell gently, being careful not to damage it. Place the finished eggs in a basket or on a plate covered with a paper napkin.
