Valentine Breakfast Egg
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You can give your valentine a lot in the shape of an heart (bread, card, etc...) but have you ever considered of making a boiled egg in the shape of a heart.
It is very easy and makes a valetine breakfast (with orange juice, a rose, some crosaints) complete.
(Guy's if you forget about valentine there are still possibility's, you just have to get up a little earlier to make a valentine breakfast.)
Ingredients
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For this suprise you only need a few items:
- 1 egg
- a pan and water
- a piece of cardboard, or an old postcard
- 2 clothespin
- 1 stirrer or spatula.
First things first is to boil the egg (it needs to be hard boiled)
Peel the Egg
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After the egg is boiled you need to peel it, dont wait to long before peeling to get the egg in to shape it has to be warm.
Shape It.
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Now comes the fun part.
Fold the cardboard or postcard and put the egg inside.
now gently push the stirrer or spatula on the egg (lengthwise) making a long dent in the side.
and use the clothespins to keep it there, for about 10 minutes.
Prepare the Breakfast.
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During the wait you have time to make some fresh orange juice, etc for the valentine suprise.
Thanks to my daugther who wanted to help.
Cut and Enjoy
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After about 10 minutes you can remove the clothespins and the stirrer or spatula, open up the cardboard or postcard and remove the (now) V shaped egg with a grove on the top.
Cut it and place it on the plate.
Getting a suprise that is bought in a store is nice, is it something the other has made it is priceless.