Fun With Deviled Eggs

• In a 1-2qt saucepan add eggs and fill making sure to cover eggs completely. Add a pinch of salt to water. Boil for 10mins.
  6 Eggs, ½ tsp salt
• After 10mins, remove from heat and let stand for 5 more mins.
• After 5mins add 6-7 ice cubes to "shock" the eggs.
  6-7 cubes ice
• Drain eggs and place in refrigerator until ready to make.
• While eggs are cooling prepare bacon.
• Heat oven to 375 °F
• Get out bacon 4 strips and place on baking sheet. For best results place bacon on an oven safe wire rack over a foil covered baking sheet
  4 strips bacon
• Add a tsp of brown sugar for each strip of bacon, making sure to cover bacon completely. (Optional add black pepper to brown sugar)
  4 tsp brown sugar
• Bake for 25mins, or until crispy. Check bacon at 18mins and occasionally after until bacon is cooked.
• While bacon is cooking get out small mixing bowl, eggs, and ingredients for making yolk mixture.
  ¼ cup mayonnaise, 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp vinegar, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp ground black pepper
• Peel eggs and place in small mixing bowl
• Take out bacon and place on plate covered with paper towels and let bacon cool.
• Take peeled eggs out of bowl and place on cutting board. Cut eggs in half, length wise and take out yolk and place back in empty bowl, put egg halves on plate or deviled egg platter.
• Smash egg yolks with fork until they are a fine crumble, making sure all large chunks are broken.
• Add mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, salt and black pepper
  ¼ cup mayonnaise, 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp vinegar, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp ground black pepper
• Mix until combined and smooth, with minimal to no lumps
• Spoon yolk mixture into each egg half. You can also use a piping bag and tip of your choice for more of a decorative touch.
• Cut each bacon strip into 4's. You should come out with a total of 12 pieces.
• Top each egg with a dash of paprika and place a bacon piece into the middle of the egg.
  optional Paprika

• In a 1-2qt saucepan add eggs and fill making sure to cover eggs completely. Add a pinch of salt to water. Boil for 10mins.
  6 eggs, ¼ tsp salt
• After 10mins, remove from heat and let stand for 5 more mins.
• After 5mins add 6-7 ice cubes to "shock" the eggs.
  6-7 cubes ice
• Once ice cubes have melted, drain eggs and dry with paper towel.
• Peel eggs. *DO NOT CUT EGGS IN HALF*

Coloring Eggs

• In 2 medium bowls, or second saucepan divide eggs accordingly
• 12 eggs= 2 red, 2 blue, 2 white
  6 eggs
• 18 eggs- 4 red, 4 blue, 4 white
  6 eggs
• Place whole eggs in medium bowls or back in saucepans, and place white eggs in refrigerator.
• For every ½ cup of water add 20 drops of food coloring.
  20 drops red food coloring, 20 drops blue food coloring
• Let eggs sit for 2hrs in food coloring.

Continue to next steps……

• Take eggs out and blot dry, make sure eggs are completely dry or they will bleed if they touch the white eggs.
• Cut eggs in half, length wise and take out yolk and place in small mixing bowl, put egg halves on plate or deviled egg platter.
• Smash egg yolks with fork until they are a fine crumble, making sure all large chunks are broken.
• Add mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
  ¼ cup mayonnaise, 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp vinegar, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• Mix until combined and smooth, with minimal to no lumps
• Spoon yolk mixture into each egg half. or you can also use a piping bag and tip of your choice for more of a decorative touch.
• Top eggs with a dash of paprika

• In a 1-2qt saucepan add eggs and fill making sure to cover eggs completely. Add a pinch of salt to water. Boil eggs for 10mins.
  6 eggs
• Remove from heat and let stand for another 5mins.
• Now add 6-7 ice cubes to eggs to “shock” the eggs to stop the cooking processes.
  6-7 cubes ice
• Once ice cubes have melted, drain eggs and place in refrigerator until ready to make.
• When ready, grab a small mixing bowl, and eggs.
• Peel eggs and place back in small mixing bowl to hold.
• Take peeled eggs out of bowl and place on cutting board. Cut eggs in half, length wise and take out yolk and place back in empty small mixing bowl put egg halves on plate or deviled egg platter.
• Smash egg yolks with fork until they are a fine crumble, making sure all large chunks are broken.
• Add mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce
  ¼ cup mayonnaise, 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp vinegar, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground black pepper, 3-4 drops Tabasco sauce
• Mix until combined and smooth, with minimal to no lumps
• Spoon yolk mixture into each egg half. You can also use a piping bag and tip of your choice for more of a decorative touch.
• Top each egg with a dash of paprika and red pepper flakes.
  ¼ tsp red pepper flakes, optional paprika

• In a 1-2qt saucepan add eggs and fill making sure to cover eggs completely. Add a pinch of salt to water. Boil for 10mins.
  6 eggs
• After 10mins, remove from heat and let stand for 5 more mins.
• After 5mins add 6-7 ice cubes to "shock" the eggs.
  6-7 ice cubes
• Once ice cubes have melted, drain eggs and place in refrigerator until ready to make.
• When ready, grab a small mixing bowl, and eggs.
• Peel eggs and place back in small mixing bowl to hold.
• Take peeled eggs out of bowl and place on cutting board. Cut eggs in half, length wise and take out yolk and place back in empty small mixing bowl put egg halves on plate or deviled egg platter.
• Smash egg yolks with fork until they are a fine crumble, making sure all large chunks are broken
• Add veggies, salt, ground black pepper, and ranch dressing
  ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground black pepper, ¼ cup Broccoli, ¼ cup fresh carrots, ¼ cup onion, ¼ cup peppers, ⅓ cup Ranch dressing
• Mix until combined and smooth, with minimal to no lumps
• Spoon yolk mixture into each egg half.