Ranch Deviled Eggs

A filling that tastes like great homemade ranch dressing, topped with a buttery ranch cracker crumble.

Ingredients

• 12 large eggs
• 12 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon fresh dill, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh chives, finely sliced
• ½ teaspoon each: garlic powder, onion powder, dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
• Salt and white pepper
• 1 sleeve ranch-flavored crackers or oyster crackers, roughly crushed

Instructions

1. Make cracker crumble: crush crackers into rough uneven pieces. Toss with melted butter and dried dill.
2. Mash yolks smooth. Beat in cream cheese, mayo, buttermilk, dill, chives, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, vinegar, salt and pepper.
3. Pipe into whites. Top with ranch cracker crumble, fresh dill, and chives.

Tips

• Buttermilk is the soul of ranch dressing — do not substitute.
• Fresh dill AND dried dill gives you brightness and depth simultaneously.
• Oyster crackers toasted in butter and ranch seasoning make an equally great crumble.