Hard Boiled Eggs for Easter: How to Make Them Perfectly

Easter time is full of family gatherings which often include bunnies, baskets and of course, eggs and egg dyeing. The American Egg Board says the average person ate 24 eggs last Easter. Patch checked with the experts for a few easy tips to help you make perfect hard boiled eggs this season.

• Put eggs in pot and cover with water.
• Add a tablespoon of baking soda to water.
• Put stove on high until water starts to boil and then start your timer for 13 minutes.
• Remove eggs from pot and immediately place in ice water bath until cool enough to peel.
• Voila! Egg-ceptional hard-boiled eggs!

tips from Chef Michele Wieser, by Autumn Johnson for Patch.com

Did you know?

Fresh eggs may preferable in omelets but not for hard-boiled eggs. To make eggs easier to peel, the Egg Council recommends using eggs that are about 7 to 10 days old when hard boiling.

More Eggs-pertise

• Elise at simplyrecipes.com says she knows "How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs."
• Martha Stewart has a great recipe to boil eggs.

Decorating Tips

Once you’ve got the perfect hard-boiled egg, it’s time to break out the color and start dipping, dunking, swirling and creating your masterpiece. If you're not out for the extravagance of some of these incredible designs, some of these ideas will keep the kids entertained and create plenty of fun Easter egg designs:

• These Easter egg decorating tips from Celebrations include egg pets, marbled eggs, confetti eggs and more that the kids will love to decorate.
• Disney has plenty of ideas that include melted crayon eggs, tie-dye eggs and egg wreaths.