Coloured Greek Easter eggs

Giving coloured eggs like these is typical in the Easter celebrations of many Christian Orthodox people.

Recipe «Coloured Greek Easter eggs» presented in category Recipes / Eggs, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 12 eggs, at room temperature, 1 x pkt red egg dye powder*, 1.5L warm water, 80ml white vinegar, Olive oil, to grease .

Ingredients:

• 12 eggs, at room temperature 
• 1 x pkt red egg dye powder* 
• 1.5L warm water 
• 80ml white vinegar 
• Olive oil, to grease 

Instructions

1. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil over medium heat. Add the eggs and cook, stirring gently with a wooden spoon, for 8 minutes (this will centre the egg yolks as they cook). Drain.
2. Place dye powder and 2 tablespoons of the warm water in a large glass bowl and stir until dye dissolves. Add vinegar and the remaining warm water and stir to combine. Add the hard-boiled eggs to the dye mixture and set aside for 3 minutes to soak. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the eggs to a plate and set aside for 40 minutes to dry.
3. Place a little oil on paper towel and wipe each egg until shiny.