Eggs in a Frame

An easy and amazing breakfast! Crispy buttery fried bread with a perfectly cooked egg in the middle! You really can't go wrong here. There are many, many names for this, with popular ones being "egg in the basket" or "egg in a hole", but my mom always called them egg(s) in a frame and she knows best! It is necessary to also fry the middle piece!!!! Even if you don't have a runny yolk it's delicious!

The recipe is here, and pictures of the process are below:

Ingredients (per egg in a frame):

1. 1 half inch (~1.3 cm) thick slice of bread

2. ~1 Tbsp. softened salted butter

3. 1 egg

4. Salt & Pepper or other condiments

Directions:

1. Make sure your butter is very soft so you don't tear the bread. Butter both sides of the bread. Then use a ~2 inch (~5 cm) diameter glass cup, circle cookie cutter, or something similar, to cut a hole in the middle of the bread, then separate the pieces.

2. Heat the bread on low-medium heat (4-5).

3. To make a soft, runny yolk: You have to be patient for this method. Fry the bread (and the circular middle piece) until golden brown on both sides. Then lower the heat to low. Add a little bit of butter in the hole and crack in the egg. Fry until the white has cooked a little and the bread is easy to move around the pan. Flip the bread and fry just until the white is cooked but the yolk is still runny.

4. To make a fully cooked/mostly cooked yolk: Fry the bread until golden brown on the bottom side. Melt a little butter in the hole and crack in the egg. Cook until the white is mostly cooked. Then flip and dry until cooked to your desired doneness and golden brown.

5. Top with salt, pepper, and/or other toppings and serve immediately!

The basic ingredients you'll need. You can definitely used pre-sliced storebought bread.

Your butter should be very soft like this, especially if your bread is soft.

Butter the bread on both sides.

Cut a hole in the middle.

Separate, and next you'll start frying!

Add the bread to a pan.

I am making a runny yolk so I fried until golden on each side, then melted a little butter in the middle.

Crack in the egg.

Fry until the white is somewhat set before flipping. (Use the mentioned method in the directions if you want a more cooked egg!)

Flipped it and fried a little longer.

Immediately place it on a plate and serve!

I love dipping the circle toast into the runny yolk. Savory and divine :D

Downright sexual.