Ingredients:
1 slice bread
1 egg
olive or canola oil
salt
pepper
Instructions:
1. Using a circular cookie cutter or glass, cut a circle from the middle of a slice of bread.
2. In a frying pan, heat about 1 or 2 tsp of oil.
3. Place the bread with the hole and the circular bread in the frying pan, making sure they are coated with the oil.
4. Crack the egg into the bread with the hole.
5. Check the circular bread frequently to see how toasted the bread is becoming. When it is sufficiently toasted, add more oil to the pan and flip both the circular bread and the bread with the egg to the other side.
6. Continue to check the circular bread frequently. When it is toasted on the second side, remove both items from the pan, sprinkle with slat and pepper and serve.
I've also heard this dish called "Toad in a Hole" or "Hen in a Basket" but my best childhood friend calls this "Egg in a Box", so that's what I always call it. I don't actually remember ever eating this as a kid, but my friend has made it for me on multiple occasions throughout our adulthood, and I always associate this meal with her.
This is a simple and delicious breakfast that is also really filling since it has both protein and carbs. I usually eat this on the days when I know I'm not going to be able to eat lunch until late in the afternoon because it keeps me full for a long time and my grumbling stomach won't interrupt my classes.
