Spiderweb Deviled Eggs

Submitted by Food.com

"Conjure up this terrifyingly scrumptious appetizer."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 12 Deviled Eggs

ingredients

• 6 eggs
• black food coloring
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup whole pitted black olives

directions

1. Place 6 eggs in a pot, cover with water. Bring to a boil then continue cooking 10-12 minutes.
2. Remove eggs and rinse in cold water.
3. Crack the shells, gently, with the back of a spoon. Do not remove shells.
4. Add 2 cups of water and a 4-5 drops of black food coloring to a bowl and submerge eggs. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. Remove eggs from water and carefully de-shell, revealing spider-web-looking eggs.
6. Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Slip out yolks and mash in a small bowl. Stir in mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper. Pipe or spoon filling into each egg half.
7. Cut a whole olive in half lengthwise. Put one half on mashed yolk for the spider’s body. Thinly slice the other half for the spider’s legs. Place four legs on each side of the body.