How to blow eggs to decorate for Easter or Ostera

So you want to know how to blow eggs to decorate for Easter? I know I know I know – Easter is still more than a month away, but it’ll take a while to get a good sized number of eggs together and painting eggs for Easter is the kind of activity that is only worth doing in large batches – whether you’re doing it alone or with a tiny helper.

Opportunity to blow eggs

Make a note of any dishes you’re making that require eggs with the yolk and white all mixed together. We’ve missed pancake day now unfortunately (oops) but omelettes, cakes, scrambled eggs – even the binding element of egg for things like hamburgers – all provide excellent opportunity for a blown egg or two.

Equipment needed

You don’t need much. Eggs, obviously. A container to blow the eggs into. A sharp, strong pin or needle – I use a nappy pin (like a large safety pin) as it gives you good leverage and is unlikely to bend. A willing ‘blower’.

Technique

Poke a hole in the top, narrow end of the egg. Poke a couple of other holes right next to it to make it a bit larger, but you can always enlarge it later if necessary.

Now do the same on the bottom, larger end. Use the tip of the pin to flick away a small portion of the shell so you get a larger hole.

Now fasten your mouth over the top end and blow into the bowl. It’s fun!

Give it a quick rinse out with some warm water and leave to dry.

Voila!

Let’s hope I get the chance to do an egg painting tutorial before Easter, but you can always wing it if I don’t!