Deviled Eggs

It's July 4th and there's lots of parties going on. Yay! My neighbors are throwing a party and my mom didn't want to go over empty handed so I decided to make something really quick and delicious, deviled eggs. I love that this takes only an hour and most of that is waiting for water to boil and it can be made ahead of time! I did it a few hours before the party, the morning of but you could easily make them up to 2 days before, cover them really tightly with plastic wrap, and then refrigerate until you're ready to party. I know I'm definitely going to make this one again because it has few ingredients, can be made ahead, and is a real crowd pleaser!

Ingredients:

12 eggs
3-5 tbs mayo (light mayo if you're watching calories)
1 tbs dijon mustard (or any really good, spicy mustard)
salt
pepper
paprika

Directions:

1. Place eggs in a pan that is big enough to hold them in a single layer with some room between them. Fill pan with cold water so there is at least 1 inch of water above eggs.

2. Bring pan to a roiling boil, cover with a lid and then turn off heat. Let eggs continue to cook in hot water for 15-20 minutes.

3. Remove eggs from water and put in an ice bath (ice bath= a bowl of cold water and lots of ice) to stop the cooking.

4. Once eggs are cooled, peel off shells. I did this by cracking egg gently on a hard surface and then using the cracks to take pieces off.

5. Once all eggs are peeled, wash them!!!! You don't want someone to bit into a shell while eating a creamy egg

6. Slice cleaned and peeled eggs in half, long ways. Remove yolks and put in a bowl. Set aside egg whites.

7. Mash yolks with mayo, mustard and salt and pepper. Make sure to taste the yolk mixture to make sure it has enough seasoning for the whole egg.

8. Lay all the egg whites hole up and fill with yolk mixture. I found a really cool piping tip (star tip) to pipe out the yolk in a nice design. If you don't have one, put all the yolk in a small plastic bag. Cut a tiny hole in one corner and squeeze yolk out of corner like a pastry bag. Bonus with this method-no clean up, just toss the bag!

9. Once eggs are assembled finish with a tiny pinch of paprika for color and a little extra kick (this is optional!)

10. Place all the eggs on a nice platter and store in the fridge, covered with plastic wrap, until it's time to party!