To clarify: You cut a circle out of the middle of a buttered piece of bread, plop it on a hot skillet, then crack an egg into the circle. After a few minutes you flip it. Yummy goodness.
Did your mom make this for you when you were a young-un? Do you still make them as an adult.
And, most importantly, what do you call this culinary dee-lite?
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Yes, yes and Eggs in Bed.
My kids sometimes still request this and they’re 24. Plus, I didn’t know this was a “thing” until I saw V cook it in V For Vendetta.
Yes, had them as a kid and still make them. I just tear a hole in the bread. We’ve always called them a “bird in the nest”.
I’ve done this all my life. My son loves it when I make it for him, though I don’t often get the chance to cook for him anymore. We always called it an egg in a basket or chicken in a basket.
I haven’t made it in a long time…might have to correct that soon.
We had these as kids. In our house, they were called “Egg-in-the-holes.”
I still bust it out as a quick toddler lunch once in a long while.
The poll is broken because Eggs in Bed isn’t a choice. Although I guess the ‘something else’ option sorta fixes it. Never mind the broken vote. I’ve changed my mind about that.
Heard of it, never had one, don’t have a name for it, needs a piece of cheese on it, want one right now.
Never heard of it, sounds great.
I want one Right Now.
If you place a piece of cheese upon it, I will not argue with you and I will get into a physical confrontation with anyone who does.
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same here.
I make 'em for my kids. We’ve always called them “cloud in a window.”
Bird’s nest. Still make em.
And now I want Eggs in a Basket.
Thanks.
No official name, because I didn’t grow up with them. Discovered them in a cook book that listed them as “Toad in a Hole” and have been making them for years, but have no real attachment to the name. We usually just call it “Egg in toast” (as differentiated from the “Egg on top of a piece of toast” which is just “egg toast”).
Joey mentioned making them for Chandler on an episode of Friends. That’s where I first heard of it. He didn’t give it a name, though; it was something like “I thought you liked eggs the way I make them, in the bread with the hole cut in it.”
I haven’t had eggs this way but now I want to try it.
This sounds great. Do you butter both sides of the bread or just one?
Damn your eyes. Now I want one, too.
Never had a special name for it, this was just one of the ways to make eggiwegs.
Had it, don’t like it. You can never get the yolk hard enough cooking it this way.
Huh? Partly cloudy bird nest in bed? That delicacy is properly called a Bullseye. The name is especially appropriate after you apply an outer circle of ketchup.
We had them growing up but never really called them anything. I hate fried eggs, so I never make them. But they are cute.