To make these Colored Eggs with Natural Dyes, I didn’t use any food coloring, just onion peels. I’ve seen various videos using this method, so I wanted to try it myself and was really amazed by the result! You will need some gauze and nylon stockings you no longer use. For decoration, I used rice grains, nettle leaves, and an elastic band.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- Rest time: 8 Hours
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 4Pieces
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Easter
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 0.9 oz onion (Peels)
- as needed olive oil (To polish the eggs)
- as needed rice (To decorate the eggs)
- 2 leaves nettle (To decorate the eggs)
Tools
- 4 Gauze
Steps
Boil the onion peels for about 10 minutes in water.
You should get water of this color.
There will be no trace left, obviously proceed gently.
Remove writings from raw eggs using a cotton ball soaked in white wine vinegar.
Wrap the first raw egg in a nylon stocking.
Cover the second raw egg with rice grains.
Wrap it in gauze.
Then put it in a nylon stocking.
Decorate the third raw egg with nettle leaves.
Secure them with gauze and then wrap it in a nylon stocking. Wrap the last egg in gauze and secure it with an elastic band.
Boil the previously prepared eggs in water along with the onion peels for about 10 minutes.
Let the eggs rest in the water overnight.
And now proceed to unwrap the eggs!
They are more beautiful than each other.
I find this one beautiful!
Happy Easter!
Tips and Advice
I didn’t boil the eggs before wrapping them in nylon stockings, but if you prefer, you can do so.
You can leave the eggs soaking in the water for just two or three hours if you want a less intense color.
Use a larger gauze, you can even avoid putting the eggs in a nylon stocking.
