Egg in a Hole is a classic comfort breakfast featuring golden, buttery toast with a perfectly cooked egg nestled neatly in the center.

Egg in a Hole, or toad in a hole, is a classic Breakfast Recipe that’s easy and quick to make and it’s perfect for your Mother’s Day brunch. Enjoy it with a cup of coffee and easy breakfast sides like Hashbrowns and Fruit Salad.

Sabrina’s Egg in a Hole Recipe

Egg in a hole is usually made with simple White Bread, but you can make it with wheat bread, whole grain bread, or any other bread you happen to have in the house. If you like mixing savory and sweet, serve it up in a sweet quick bread like Cinnamon Swirl Bread. Just cut a hole in the center, toast it up, and enjoy!

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Ingredients

Instructions

Cut a 2-inch circle out of the middle of the slices of bread with a biscuit or cookie cutter.
Add butter to a large skillet on medium-high heat.
Add bread and cook for 2 minutes.
Break an egg into each hole and cook for 2 minutes.
Flip bread carefully, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 1 more minute.

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About this Recipe

Egg in a Hole is the perfect way to enjoy eggs and toast in a more fun and adorable way. Instead of just serving the fried eggs over a piece of toast, you cut a hole in the center of the bread and fry the egg directly inside of it. The runny yolk breaks open as you eat and soaks beautifully into the buttery toast. They’re the perfect start to your morning with protein, filling bread, and lots of delicious flavors.

How to Store

Serve: Don’t leave your cooked eggs at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
Store: Unfortunately this breakfast is best served fresh. The yolk will most likely break if you try to store it and just make a mess. If you have any leftovers, you’d be better off just tossing them.

Variations

Bread: You can try different kinds of bread for this recipe like wheat bread, whole grain bread, sourdough, rye bread, or brioche.
Add-ons: Try adding slices of tomato, spinach, or bell peppers to your toast. You could also spread some mashed avocado on the bread to make avocado toast with egg.
Spicy: You can add a bit of heat and flavor to the recipe by adding hot sauce to the top of the eggs. You could also use cayenne pepper instead.
Seasonings: You can also add different seasonings to your eggs along with the salt and pepper. Try out dried or fresh thyme, dill, garlic, parsley, oregano, or paprika.
Meat: You can also serve classic breakfast meats over the bread and egg combo. Try cooking up some bacon, sausage, or ham steak. Either serve the meat on the side of the Egg in a Hole or put the meat over the top. You could also sprinkle cooked bacon bits into the egg before it’s cooked so that the eggs cook around the bacon.