Egg In The Hole

Egg In The Hole
How to make 'Egg In The Hole' or fried egg in bread.

You need

1. Bread.
2. Eggs,
3. Cookie-cutter (any shape!) or just a knife suitable to cut hole in bread.
4. Oil for frying (Olive oil).





 
Remove these adsRemove these ads by Signing Up
 

Step 1Make hole in bread.

Make hole in bread.
Take your cookie-cutter and cut a hole in the centre of a slice of bread. Kids can help with this part. Unusually-shaped cutters might be more fun.
« Previous StepDownload PDFView All StepsNext Step »
29 comments
Feb 8, 2012. 5:30 PMNonaSuymo says:
My family has always called this "Eggs in a Basket"
I've never been an 'egg' person, but I do like this... thanks! :)
Oct 10, 2011. 9:31 AMJames.Hansen2020 says:
We call these eggs-bullseye. Pro-tip: Use cinnamon raisin bread. Even more delicious.
Oct 9, 2011. 9:13 AM79spitfire says:
We call these 'Toad in the Hole' at our house, YUM, now I'm hungry!
Aug 29, 2011. 9:25 PMjavajunkie1976 says:
I've made this for Boy Scout trips. I make them the day before and refrigerate them and eat 'em on the road. Two is usually enough as a serving and great when paired with an easy portable veggie like baby carrots.
Aug 21, 2011. 4:21 PMkoehavael09 says:
LOL in my family we always called this a birds eye. we slather butter on both sides and let both sides brown a little bit before putting the egg in the center. If you want something really awesome, make two of these let the yolks harden put some cheese on both of the eggy sides and slap em together for a birds eye grilled cheese.
Aug 21, 2011. 4:27 PMkoehavael09 says:
we usually ate the center cut out b4 putting it in the pan though lol
Jul 6, 2011. 12:16 PMdaliad100 says:
Bacon is never optional...
Apr 30, 2011. 7:13 AMskaar says:
after a lifetime of making these, i found a way to make them, that gets past a few problems i noticed. i put the egg in the pan... sunny side up, toss a bread on, flip it, and put it back, the egg makes the bread nice and brown, and the white is much more even, and less likely to have a yolk break, if i'm in the mood for something runny.
Sep 28, 2008. 7:32 AMWeissensteinburg says:
I prefer the name "Eggy in a basket" like in V for Vendetta =]<br/><br/>I tried making it once, but screwed something up. I forget what though.<br/>
Sep 28, 2008. 1:02 PMTonamel says:
At my house, we call it "Birdie in a Nest."
Sep 28, 2008. 1:10 PMTool Using Animal says:
We called it "skunk toast" dunno y.
Mar 21, 2009. 5:09 PMLerrinus says:
My dad uses small buns, then takes out the middle parts until they are like small bread bowls. Then he cracks an egg into the centers and puts the whole kit and caboodle into a nice warm oven until the eggs are cooked. When they are finished, he takes them out and puts a slice of cheese on each one while it is still hot! Yummers!
Nov 15, 2010. 1:30 PMTechNerd1012 says:
sounds delicious
Oct 22, 2010. 11:49 AMNicole1970 says:
My Dad used to make these for us when we let Mom sleep in. He called them
Toad in the Holes. Yum
Jul 31, 2010. 8:22 AMjringling says:
I just cooked 2 and ate them... delicious!
May 13, 2010. 11:58 AMkkarn says:
When I was a kid we called these toad in the hole. My dad was more likely to make us fried egg sandwiches (with a little horseradish) than these. My sister and I found a recipe for these in a kids cookbook. and demanded them every once in a while. That fried egg sammy was really good though.
Dec 5, 2009. 2:37 PMRathrider says:
i love these(= havnt had one in a while tho maybe i will make one tomorrow
Oct 14, 2009. 7:59 AMbigdukeydog says:
 Nice job, I've never heard of it but how can you go wrong witheggs and bread?!
Jun 25, 2009. 10:27 AMalternativeinsanity says:
(removed by author or community request)
Aug 20, 2009. 7:57 PMRedneckAsian says:
Are you German? just wondering
Apr 17, 2009. 4:44 PMCookieLuver says:
I saw this in Martha Stewart magazine but she used a heart shaped cookie-cutter foe valentine's day.
Mar 7, 2009. 5:26 PMajaf2005 says:
Instead of a knife or a cookie cutter you could use a cup or glass in the same maner
Feb 10, 2009. 8:30 AMmuffin man says:
ever since i watched v for vendetta i have wanted to know how to make this. ima try it today
Mar 7, 2009. 12:25 AMsadunpererarules says:
haha. me too. im so amped to try this out
Jan 23, 2009. 9:05 PMatropos says:
I call this Egg Toast because I think that about sums it up. I've always used butter. I take a bit of butter and slick each side of the untoasted bread. Then I just stick it in the pan. I wasn't sure how well the cooking oil would work. Does it have to be Olive Oil? Will Canola Oil suffice? How much is put in? Is the amount of oil added prior to the bread? Thanks for this! I've been craving one of these lately and this sounds easier than buttering.
Oct 4, 2008. 1:31 AMMrE says:
Eggs in a nest in my house. Now I am hungry though.
Sep 29, 2008. 1:00 AMthewoodcarver says:
Mom use to make these with stale bread and I now do so with my stale bread and the crusts ......for some reason my family calls these gas house eggs ....I see that others make them and have diffrent names for them ....good eats
Sep 28, 2008. 4:43 PMkillerjackalope says:
This is always good, byt he way for a similar experience with a toasty maker butter bread and put egg inside the bread slices... I know this as eggy bread or some thing about sun
Sep 28, 2008. 1:14 PMpeguiono says:
We always do this when we go camping we just rip the bread out of the middle though

Pro

Get More Out of Instructables

Already have an Account?

close

All Steps Viewing
View all steps of an Instructable on the same page when you're a Pro Member.

Upgrade to Pro today!
0
Followers
1
Author:hollerith