Eggs In A Hole Recipe

In honor of the start of my Spring Break, and because it’s one of my favorite breakfasts ever, I bring to you…the Egg-In-A-Hole.

I’ve heard it called Eggs-In-A-Basket, too, but I just don’t see a basket when I look at a circular hole in the bread.  I’m an interpreter.  Conceptual accuracy is very important to me. 😉

So, grab a piece of bread.

And a circular biscuit or cookie cutter.

Cut a hole in the center of the bread slice.

Heat a non-stick skillet and just before you add the bread, give the pan a quick spritz with cooking spray.  You can totally use butter, but I tend to get a little overzealous and I’m trying to watch my calories. 😉

Place your bread in the pan and crack an egg in the hole (see?!  Egg-In-A-Hole…perfectly accurate.).

Sprinkle some salt and pepper over the egg.

And flip it.  I always add the bread circle to the pan when I flip it, because that seems to be the magic time when it toasts perfectly.

That’s it!  Then, you have perfectly toasted bread with a perfectly cooked egg in the middle and this one is easy to alter according to different tastes.

I prefer my egg to be cooked in the shape of a moose…

with a fabulously runny yolk,

which happens to be the best dipping sauce

for moose heads.

Just sayin’.

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Eggs In A Hole

Yield: 4

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Ingredients

• 4 slices bread
• 4 large eggs
• salt and pepper, to taste
• cooking spray

Instructions

1. Heat a skillet over medium heat.
2. Using a biscuit or cookie cutter, cut a hole out of the middle of a slice of bread.
3. When pan is heated, lightly spray with cooking spray.
4. Set the hole-less piece of bread onto the pan and crack an egg into the hole.
5. Sprinkle salt and pepper onto the egg and cook for 1-2 minutes.
6. Add the bread circle (from the middle of the slice) to the pan.
7. Flip the bread with the egg and cook another 1-3 minutes, depending on how soft you want the yolk, flipping the bread circle about halfway through the cooking time.
8. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 155Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 297mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 9g

This information is just an estimate and may not be 100% accurate. Always double-check the nutritional information using your specific products and ingredients.