Week 11 -- Egg in the Hole

Today at the Library, my neighbor was reading the Food Network Magazine.  She showed me the cover and said, "Doesn't that look delicious?"  I laughed -- given that we eat "egg in the hole" several times a week.

Honestly, I hardly think it warrants a recipe.  It is very easy.

It does have some advantages I thought I would share.  

1.  It is "eggseptionally" quick to make.

2.  You don't need utensils to eat it. 

3.  You can wrap a paper towel around it and head out for the bus.

Using a cookie cutter or whatever you have on hand (the top of a glass) cut a hole in the bread.  At our house we always use a heart cookie cutter.  

Heat a skillet (or griddle).  Spray on some non-stick spray and lay the bread down.  Crack an egg in the hole.  Two of my kids do not like the yolk -- so for them I immediately take a fork and scramble the egg in the middle of the hole.    Wait 2-3 minutes and turn.  (Unlike the photo where they didn't turn it) but I like mine cooked nearly all the way through. 

With a large griddle I can cook 4 at a time (one for each kid), I put them on paper towels and they either eat them at the table or take them and head out the door for the bus.  Either way . . .  NO DISHES!  And that is really what makes a successsful breakfast at our house.