Lightly toasted potato bread with a fried egg cooked in the center of it where a hole was punched out. There is a silver fork with a piece of toast and egg on it on the plate which is white. The golden yellow yolk is leaking out of the egg onto the plate and the hole that was punched out is also toasted and balanced on the toast. The plate is on a wooden cutting board with a green cloth under half

Egg in a Frame

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A rich delicious fried egg cooked inside of buttery toast

An Egg in a Frame is a great way to make a breakfast your kids will not only love, but it will make them smile

The general idea is to cut a hole in a slice of bread and fry an egg in the hole

There happens to be a lot of names for this little gem like toad in a hole, bird in a nest, egg in a hole, peekaboo toast, egg in a nest and eggs in a basket

No matter what you want to call it, it’s a tasty and fun breakfast

My kids asked me to make this one morning and just moments later I called them in to eat

They couldn’t believe how fast I cooked them breakfast until they saw my presentation

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Well… I thought it was funny

Now let’s get back to business

We typically use a biscuit cutter but you can have fun with this and do all kinds of shapes using cookie cutters

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For the sake of timing we are just going to demonstrate one helping

We are using 1 slice of potato bread

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Place the biscuit cutter in the middle of the bread and push down

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Make sure you keep the piece that you cut out as we are going to toast that up as well

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Add in the egg and we are all set

Ha ha ha… I just can’t get enough of this

Enough of the joking around let’s get cooking

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Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan over medium heat

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Once the butter is bubbling add in the bread and cook 1 minute or until it starts to lightly toast

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Flip the bread

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Carefully crack an egg into the hole

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Cook for 1-2 minutes or until the white of the egg starts to set

Flip and cook another minute or 2 depending on your desired doneness of the egg

I tend to gently touch the yolk with a spatula to see how set it feels

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Sprinkle with some salt and pepper, serve immediately and dig in!

Lightly toasted potato bread with a fried egg cooked in the center of it where a hole was punched out. There is a silver fork with a piece of toast and egg on it on the plate which is white. The golden yellow yolk is leaking out of the egg onto the plate and the hole that was punched out is also toasted and balanced on the toast. The plate is on a wooden cutting board with a green cloth under half

Enjoy!!!

Simply Sundays! ~ Egg in a Frame

  • Servings: 1
  • Difficulty: Easy
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Ingredients

1 slice of potato bread

1 large egg

1 tablespoon of butter

1 pinch each of kosher salt and ground black pepper

Directions

Using a biscuit cutter punch the center out of the bread.  Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan over medium heat

Place the bread in the pan and cook for 1 minute or until the bread starts to lightly brown and toast.  Flip the bread

Carefully crack an egg into the hole.  Cook for 1-2 minutes or until the white of the egg starts to set.  Flip and cook another minute or 2 depending on your desired doneness of the egg.  Gently touch the yolk with a spatula to see how set it feels

Remove to a plate and serve with the toasted centers.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper, serve immediately and dig in

Tools used to make this recipe

NuWave Flex Precision Induction Cooktop

Simply Bamboo Maui Bamboo Cutting Board

OXO Good Grips Flat Wire Whisk

5 Pieces Stainless Steel Biscuit Plain Edge Round Cutters

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