Egg in a Nest

Bread, eggs, and butter…’nough said. My Uncle John taught me to make this simple delight when I was a little kid. It is the perfect meal: easy on the wallet, works for any meal, and…really…it just makes you smile and think of Sunday mornings with the fam.

Ingredients:

-1 egg

-2 pieces of bread (any type: French, whole wheat, white, etc).

-1/2-1 Tbs. butter

-Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

Slather the slices of bread with butter on both sides.

Stack the two slices of bread and using a wine glass or cookie-cutter, cut a whole in the middle of the slices. Save the little disks…these are my favorite part (the little dippers).

In a hot skillet, place the stacked bread slices and cook for about 1 minute. Crack an egg into the nest and season with salt and pepper. Cook on the first side for about 2 minutes. Flip and cook for about 2 more minutes, or until your egg has reached its desired runniness.

Toast the little dippers as you cook your egg in a nest. Plate the egg in a nest and be sure to include the toasted little dippers to soak up the runny yolks…mmmm…