By - Tiffany King
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bread egg cooking

Tired of cooking?

Grab a couple slices of bread and a few eggs.  Heat the skillet.  Add butter.  Pull the middles out of the bread and put it all in the hot skillet.  Crack the eggs into the holes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Cook over medium heat until set.  Carefully flip the eggs, trying not to break the centers.  Cook for a few more minutes and put them on a plate.  Eat up!

My Grandma called these bread eggs.  I’ve seen them called Flying Saucers or UFOs.  Do you have a different name for them?

bread egg done

  • We call them “granny eggs” I searched for a long time under this name on line to show my friends what they were, only to find that they were never called granny eggs:(

  • I read where you asked if they were called something else..My sister in Alaska calls them “midnight suns” Might just be her word, not sure. But Ive heard lots of other names for it that I cannot remember.

  • We called them Eggs in a Nest. And even my egg hating 8 yr old self LOVED them. I’ll have to make them for my 3 yr old, but he’ll love them, too. 🙂

  • I’ve seen these before on blogs but instead of tearing them out they use a shaped cookie cutter. Then you can use the shape in the name.

  • I’ve made these alot in the past and called them “one-eyed pirates” – the kids love them and my husband says he had them growing up, but can’t remember what they called them!!!

  • We call them “Egg in the middle.” Simple enough, right! The kids love them and we have them at least 3 days a week. 🙂

  • I saw this post yesterday and it took me back. We call them Egg in Toast. Boring name really… i like Toad in the Hole better! So, anyway, I made them for breakfast this morning and loved them – and wanted to say thanks for the reminder!! 🙂

  • We call them “Bird in a basket”…I love to make these!! My mom made them for us growing up too. I love your site, thanks for putting in the time to make it, it is a wonderful tool for families big and small!

  • You all have fantastic names for these! I was watching an old episode of Northern Exposure right after I wrote this post and they talked about bread eggs. They called them One Eyed Jacks. I think I like some of your names for them better.

    Diana, I do remember that scene in Moonstruck. Maybe we need to have Cher and Nicholas Cage cook some up for all of us so we can try their version!

  • These are also good using sliced french bread. I first saw these in the movie ‘Moonstruck’ with Cher & Nicholas Cage. They used french bread and also added a bit of roasted red pepper.

  • “Toad in a hole” is what we called em bac home! I make these every once in a while for my boys as tasty breaky treats 🙂 or when we have breaky for dinner 🙂

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