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The Key Ingredient For The Best Tasting Deviled Eggs Is A Little Butter
By Noor Anand Chawla
Deviled eggs are great for any occasion, and you can easily play with the recipe to elevate the dish. Adding softened butter to your eggs will make them a smashing success.
Julia Child, home chef extraordinaire, recommended using a small amount of softened butter to make your deviled eggs creamier and more delectable, with added depth and richness.
The softness of butter makes the filling creamier and adds a velvety texture that doesn't overpower or take away from the other ingredients used in the deviled egg filling.
Butter makes the structure of the filling stronger so it doesn't seem runny or lose its shape, but avoid butter substitutes like margarine because they don't hold up quite as well.
Be sure to use softened, room-temperature butter since it blends better into the filling. Add it to the egg yolks first, then mix in the mayonnaise, mustard, and other ingredients.