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Egg in the Nest Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Butter the slice of bread on both sides. Use a large round cookie cutter or a glass to cut a circle in the middle of the bread.
  • Heat a well seasoned cast iron frying pan (or non-stick if you don't have cast iron) and place the slice of bread with the hole in it in the pan. Put a teaspoon of butter in the hole. Put Egg in the hole. Salt and pepper.
  • Cook for 2 minutes and flip egg and bread to cook on the other side until the egg is cooked the way you like it. (my family like then over easy)
  • In the same pan toast the round you cut out of the bread.

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    " It was excellent "
    lunasea ate it and said...
    I always loved this when I was a kid. To this day, I still make eggs like this - sometimes just for me - because it reminds me of my mom and grandma and that makes me smile from inside. Food, family, security, comfort, and love - so interconnected and so sweet. Thanks again, Ferri - I'd give you a 10 if I could...
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  • cookinggood 17 years ago
    I will have to rent the movie, after I have made the egg in the nest for dinner.lol
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  • manda4987 17 years ago
    I think its funny everyone has a name for these...my family calls them egg in a holes...very creative i know :) Has anyone seen V For Vendetta...they eat these in that movie and everytime i watch it i have to make one!
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    " It was excellent "
    ruskingirl ate it and said...
    Girl scout camp...we made these on little burners made out of old coffee cans. Loved them. Thanks for a great post.
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  • cookinggood 17 years ago
    Thanks for the comments. I love to see recipes bring back such fond memories!
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    " It was excellent "
    bakermel ate it and said...
    I love these! We used to call them "Toad in the Hole!" :) Thx! :)
    ~Melinda
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    " It was excellent "
    divaliscious ate it and said...
    I have made this many times - this is a fave for kids young and old alike - I like making eggs in the nests with rustic italian bread or an herbed bread - great posting you shared!
    I am sure it will bring a few people down memory lane -
    ps I got a kick from my boyfriend whose not originally from this country, when he tried to tell me the 'something special' his mother did with his eggs, I assured him, mothers from all countries have been making eggs in their nests for some time - he was quite surprised to learn this... lol - my high five to ya!
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    " It was excellent "
    chihuahua ate it and said...
    Cookinggood, I'm glad to see this recipe posted. My husband taught me how to make these twenty-five years ago. He called them "One-eyed Sams." It was always a hit at our house. Glad to see the tradition being carried on in your family.
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