Dad’s Egg-in-Toast

Dad’s Egg-in-Toast

Buttery toast, runny egg, 3 ingredients, and ready in 10 minutes. Dad’s Egg-in-Toast (or Egg in a Hole) breakfast is hard to beat in both ease and yumminess.

What is Dad’s Egg-in-Toast?

My siblings and I grew up calling this breakfast “Egg-In-Toast”. You all have told me it is otherwise known as Egg in a Hole, Toad in the Hole, Egg in a Basket, One-Eyed Jack, Birdie in a Basket, and probably other names.

It’s a simple one-skillet breakfast made with butter, a slice of bread, an egg, and salt and pepper. Toast the bread in the melted butter on the skillet, and cook the egg in a hole torn out of the middle of the bread. That’s it!

It was my dad’s special breakfast for my 4 siblings and I growing up, and it continues to be one of my family’s go-to breakfast staples. I hope it becomes a favorite breakfast in your home, as well!

Ingredients & Supplies

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To make Dad’s Egg-in-Toast you’ll need bread, eggs, butter, salt and pepper. For supplies you’ll need a *medium/large skillet (I love our Green Pan Skillets!), and a spatula. Easy, easy.

Dad’s Egg-in-Toast: Let’s get to it!

• Preheat a medium/large skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter in the skillet. 
• While the butter melts, tear a hole in the center of the bread slices. Hole should be big enough for an egg to fit.

• Place the toast (and the center circles) in the skillet to let toast in the butter for about 3 minutes. Carefully crack the egg into the center of the hole. Repeat for second slice of toast.

• Then, once the egg is partially cooked (about 2 minutes), use a spatula to flip each piece of toast over being careful to not puncture the yolk. Flip the center circles as well. Next, let it cook for another 2-3 minutes until all the egg white is cooked, but the yolk is still runny. Enjoy!

• Enjoy!

Dad’s Egg-in-Toast

Buttery toast, runny egg, and ready in 10 minutes. Dad's Egg-in-Toast (or Egg in a Hole) breakfast is hard to beat! 

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Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 1

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 2 slices of bread
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 eggs
• Sprinkle salt and pepper

Method

 

1. Preheat a medium/large skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter in the skillet.
2. While the butter melts, tear a hole in the center of the bread slices. Hole should be big enough for an egg to fit (see photo above).
3. Place the toast (and the center circles) in the skillet to let toast in the butter for about 3 minutes. Carefully crack the egg into the center of the hole. Repeat for second slice of toast.
4. Once the egg is partially cooked (about 2 minutes), use a spatula flip each piece of toast over being careful to not puncture the yolk. Flip the center circles as well. Let cook for another 2-3 minutes, until all the egg white is cooked but the yolk is still runny. Enjoy!