Onion Skin Easter Eggs

Onion Skin Easter Eggs

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
  • Yield: 12as many as will fit in pan

    • About This Recipe

    “This was a recipe of my grandmother and maybe her mothers. My grandmother was born in 1869. These eggs were always a favorite in our easter baskets,as well as those of my children. If you ask, someone in produce will be happy to provide you with the onion skins.”

    Ingredients

  • fresh egg
  • onion, skins

    • Directions

  • Place in a heavy pot a thick layer of onions skins.
  • Then a layer of eggs, then a layer of onion skin and so on,until you have in the pot as many eggs as you want.
  • Fill Pot with water to cover all.
  • Cook on medium heat and checking the eggs now and then until they are almost a burgundy in color.

    • Reviews

  • “I saw someone dying eggs with natural ingredients on television and I wanted to try it. Then through a happy coincidence I got my hands on a whole bag full of onion skins my local greengrocer was about to throw out. So I made this but also added a cup of red wine vinegar to the pot. It worked very well and the eggs had a rich red-brown colour. I took one to show the greengrocer afterwards and he couldn’t believe the eggs had such an intense colour just from the onions. I recommend this if you dye eggs at Easter as it is much healthier than the dyes sold in the shops.”

  • “Tried this this year and its very easy and effective.”

  • “I’m glad that somebody else does this too! Thats how we always do them at home for russian orthodox easter. Try red onion skins too.”

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