Morning · All year
Eggs in a Basket
A hole in a slice of bread, an egg cooked in butter until the white is set. The yolk is yours to finish.
15 minutes · Serves 4 · 4 slices
“In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice.”
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 slices of bread
- 4 eggs
- fine salt and black pepper
Method
- 1
Cut a round from the center of each slice with a glass or a cutter. Save the rounds. They toast in the same pan.
- 2
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Toast the bread and the rounds on one side, about 1 minute, until golden.
- 3
Flip the bread. Crack an egg into each hole. Season with salt and pepper. Cover the skillet and cook until the white is set, about 2 minutes. For a firmer yolk, cook 1 minute more. The white should not be clear anywhere.
- 4
Lift them out. The rounds are for dipping, or for a child who wants the egg and the bread separate.
From the kitchen
- A very hot pan browns the bread before the white sets. Medium heat and a lid are the method.
- If the egg runs out from under the bread, the hole was too big or the bread was too thin. Nudge the white back with a spatula. It will set.
My note
Kept on this device, beside the recipe, for the next time you cook it.
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