Egg in the Hole
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Also known as "egg in a nest," "eye of Egypt," and "one-eyed pirate," this is easy to make, fun to serve, and good to eat. -Birch Hill Inn, Manchester, Vermont
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons margarine1 slice firm wheat bread
1 egg
Salt and pepper
Instructions:
On griddle, melt margarine. Cut a circle in the center of the bread with a 3-inch-round cookie cutter (leave center piece in bread slice at this time). Brown bread, turn, and brown second side. Remove center of bread and keep warm on side of griddle. Drop egg into hole, add salt and pepper to taste, and cook until set. Turn and cook briefly on second side. Serve with toast round atop.Browse Similar Recipes
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Very tasty, mom used to make this for us when we were kids all the time.
Dad always made these in our house. He named them “Buckeyes” one of my absolute favorites anytime of day. Also great when camping, cooked on grill over
fireplace. I can’t make them as good as he did.