Egg in the basket

Egg in the basket with a "hat" or "lid"

This article is about the egg and toast dish. For the sausage dish, see Toad in the hole.

Egg in the basket — also known by many other names (see below) — is an egg fried in a hole of a slice of bread.^[1][2][3] The slice of bread can also be substituted with a waffle or bagel.^[4][5]

Description

Making eggs in baskets

The dish is typically fried bread with a fried egg in the center.

It is commonly prepared by cutting a circular or square hole in the center of a piece of bread. The bread, sometimes buttered prior to cooking, is fried in a pan with butter, margarine, cooking oil, or other fat similarly to how bread is cooked in a grilled cheese sandwich. When browned, the bread is flipped, and the egg is cracked into the "basket" cut into the toast. Alternatively, the egg may be dropped into the bread before the bread is browned. The time the egg is placed in the bread is dependent on desired consistency.

To obtain even cooking, the dish is often either covered or flipped while cooking. It is also important not to cook the dish at too high or low a temperature, or the bread may burn before the egg is fully cooked, or vice versa. It is generally seasoned with salt and pepper and sometimes other seasonings. People often cook the cut-out circle of bread alongside and place it back on the finished toast and egg, adding a type of "lid" or "hat" to the "basket".^[6][7]

Names

This dish is known by many names, examples being bird's nest,^[6] bull's eye eggs,^[8] cowboy eggs,^[7] egg-in-the-hole,^[9] egg(s) in a frame, ^[10] eggs in a blanket,^[11] egyptian eye, elephant egg bagel (when made using a bagel rather than bread),^[5] frog in a hole,^[12] toad in a hole, ^[13] gas house eggs,^[14] moon eggs,^[15], Egg in Toast,^[16], Sunshine Toast, Egg in the Bread-Hole, Alabama eggs^[17] Rocky Mountain toast^[18][19] and Magic Egg.^[20]

See also

• Boiled egg
• French toast
• Fried egg
• Scrambled eggs

References

1. ^ Books, Madison. 1,001 Foods to Die For. Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. ISBN 9780740770432. http://books.google.com/books?id=ptZgNoobsyUC&pg=PA627&dq=%22egg-in-the-hole%22+toast#v=onepage&q=%22egg-in-the-hole%22%20toast&f=false. 
2. ^ Schrank, Rita (1998). Science, Math and Nutrition for Toddlers: Setting the Stage for Serendipity. Humanics Publishing Group. ISBN 9780893342807. http://books.google.com/books?id=INfRv6TtL3sC&pg=PA52&dq=%22egg-in-the-hole%22+toast#v=onepage&q=%22egg-in-the-hole%22%20toast&f=false. 
3. ^ Morgan, Jodie (2004). The Working Parents Cookbook: More Than 200 Recipes for Great Family Meals. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9780811836852. http://books.google.com/books?id=saDAH-MKZO8C&pg=PA44&dq=%22egg-in-the-hole%22+toast#v=onepage&q=%22egg-in-the-hole%22%20toast&f=false. 
4. ^ AEB.org page: "Fried Egg in Toast recipe."
5. ^ ^{a b} AuntiBagel.com: "The Elephant Egg Bagel."
6. ^ ^{a b} "Bird's Nest". BigOven. http://www.bigoven.com/38317-Birds-Nest-(Eggs-and-Toast)-recipe.html. Retrieved November 15, 2009. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Cooks.com - Recipe - Cowboy Eggs". cooks.com. http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,195,144184-253203,00.html. Retrieved March 12, 2010. 
8. ^ "Bull's Eye Eggs", Alternative names for the dish. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
9. ^ "Egg-in-the-hole". FoodNetwork.Com. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/egg-in-the-hole-recipe/index.html. Retrieved February 27, 2009. 
10. ^ "Egg In Frame". Cooks.com. http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,egg_in_frame,FF.html. Retrieved February 20, 2011. >
11. ^ "Eggs in a Blanket". epicurious.com. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/EGGS-IN-A-BLANKET-1244657. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 
12. ^ Florence, Tyler. "Frog in a hole". Food Network. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/frog-in-a-hole-recipe/index.html. Retrieved 5 December 2009. 
13. ^ "not Toad in a Hole". "Allrecipes.com. http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/toad-in-a-hole/Detail.aspx. Retrieved February 20, 2011. 
14. ^ "Gashouse Eggs". saveur.com. http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Gashouse-Eggs. Retrieved January 9, 2010. 
15. ^ "Sandwich, Moon Egg (D/P, TNT)". jewishfood-list.com. http://www.jewishfood-list.com/recipes/brunch/sandwichmoonegg01.html. Retrieved March 23, 2009. 
16. ^ "Egg in Toast, what do you call it?". seriouseats.com. http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/06/egg-in-toast-what-do-you-call-it.html?ref=obinsite. Retrieved November 8, 2011. 
17. ^ "Mid-Century Menu Alabama Eggs". No Pattern Required. http://www.nopatternrequired.com/?p=5434. Retrieved 2010-12-18. 
18. ^ "Rocky Mountain Toast By Any Other Name". Foodie Reflections. 2008-12-18. http://foodiereflections.com/?p=359. Retrieved 5 December 2009. 
19. ^ "Breakfast experiments: Rocky Mountain toast". The Ideanator. 2010-9-26. http://www.instructables.com/id/Breakfast-experiments-Rocky-Mountain-toast/. Retrieved 26 September 2010. 
20. ^ "Magic Egg - Recipe - Magic Egg". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3672HbE2bQ. Retrieved Feb 11, 2011.