Tips for Hard Boiled Eggs the Key to Dying Easter Eggs and other Easter Recipes

Easter weekend is without a doubt the time that more hard boiled eggs are cooked than at any other time of the year. The hard boiled eggs are the first step in dying, coloring and decorating Easter eggs, for many a long time family tradition.

When it comes to actually boiling the eggs, the way you cook them, however, can be the difference between eggs worth eating later, and just decorations destined for the garbage. Since hard boiled eggs are a good source of protein, and the process separates the low cholesterol egg whites from the yolk, it’s a great opportunity to teach kids about eating healthy as well as not being wasteful.

Some research has led to the following process which shows how to cook hard boiled eggs properly so that the egg white is cooked right and not discolored around the yolk.

According to Russ Parson of the Los Angeles Times, “Cooking hard-boiled eggs is easy; cooking them right is not.” According to Parson, this is how you want to prepare hard boiled eggs correctly:

“Arrange the eggs in a single layer in a wide pan. Cover them generously with water. Bring them to a boil without covering the pan. Turn off the heat and let them stand for about 15 minutes. That’s it. The white is firm but still slightly creamy, the yolk is deep orange and rich.”

According to Parson, the recipe was something he picked up from the mother of a friend decades ago and works great. So this year as you prepare for coloring Easter eggs with the kids, know that after the day is over, your eggs will be a healthy snack that looks as good as it tastes.