Naturally Dye Eggs Red

Stop using store bought, toxic Red 40 food colouring this season and naturally dye your Easter eggs red with yellow onion skins.

5 from 1 vote

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine Greek,

6 Yellow Onion skins use more for deeper red colour
4 cups water enough to cover the eggs once added
2 tbsp white vinegar
6 Eggs as many as you want, ensure there's enough water to cover the amount of eggs

Hard boil your eggs the way you normally would
Add water, yellow onion skins and vinegar to a stainless steel pot
Boil then reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat to cool.
Once cooled, add in hard boiled eggs in. Make sure they're covered by the dye. You can always add more water to the dye if needed!
Move pot to the fridge and sit in dye for a minimum of 6 hours. The longer it sits in the dye, the deeper the colour.
Remove from dye and place on a rack to dry. Do not rub/touch. This sets the dye in!
Once dried you can gently run eggs with olive oil for shine.

Keyword Dye Eggs Red,, dyeing eggs,, Easter Eggs,

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