Toad in the hole

[Tenntrapper]

No pics, but it turned out like Steve's did...

Watching meateater last night. It was a cooking special. He made something called toad in the hole.
Basically...butter some bread, both sides. Use a cookie cutter or glass and cut a 2" diameter hole in the bread. Put in hot skillet (I used cast iron) and crack an egg into the hole. Let toast brown, and egg cook. I imagine would be hard to overcook, as your toast would be burned up.
Maybe it's a Midwestern thing, but I never heard of it. Turned out pretty good...just eggs and toast...but pretty creative none the less.

Anyone else do this?


Edit...just remembered that I did take a pic...when I first started it.

 

[rifle02]

No pics, but it turned out like Steve's did...

Watching meateater last night. It was a cooking special. He made something called toad in the hole.
Basically...butter some bread, both sides. Use a cookie cutter or glass and cut a 2" diameter hole in the bread. Put in hot skillet (I used cast iron) and crack an egg into the hole. Let toast brown, and egg cook. I imagine would be hard to overcook, as your toast would be burned up.
Maybe it's a Midwestern thing, but I never heard of it. Turned out pretty good...just eggs and toast...but pretty creative none the less.

Anyone else do this?

I once tried an 18th century English version of toad in the hole. It was biscuit dough with little balls of ground sausage arranged in a circle so it could be cut into pie shapes. Baked in an oven . Turned out pretty bad actually. The result was half cooked biscuit dough with blobs of very greasy meat in it.

 

[MoonBuzzard]

No pics, but it turned out like Steve's did...

Watching meateater last night. It was a cooking special. He made something called toad in the hole.
Basically...butter some bread, both sides. Use a cookie cutter or glass and cut a 2" diameter hole in the bread. Put in hot skillet (I used cast iron) and crack an egg into the hole. Let toast brown, and egg cook. I imagine would be hard to overcook, as your toast would be burned up.
Maybe it's a Midwestern thing, but I never heard of it. Turned out pretty good...just eggs and toast...but pretty creative none the less.

Anyone else do this?

It's English/British and it sounds like you done a closer version to the original versus what B A S T A R D variations are out there now

 

[TnKen]

We called it egg in a basket.

 

[Apostolic Outdoors]

We call it bread with an egg in the middle.

 

[Urban_Hunter]

We call it egg in the basket. We do it often. I sprinkle a little sugar on top and it kind of caramelizes when you flip it. All the holes you cut out, I do the same with them. Pour a little maple syrup on top similar to a waffle or pancake and it's delicious. Super healthy too! Well maybe not, but delicious!

 

[Tenntrapper]

Two toads and some pig....it's a Muppets breakfast...

 

[Lt.Dan]

My cousin loved these. He called it One Eyed Jack I think.

 

[Popcorn]

Hot skillet or you over cook you egg!

The hole makes a perfect cradle for your sausage!

 

[dewclaw]

Bird's nest is what my momma called them.

 

[BPhunter]

No pics, but it turned out like Steve's did...

Watching meateater last night. It was a cooking special. He made something called toad in the hole.
Basically...butter some bread, both sides. Use a cookie cutter or glass and cut a 2" diameter hole in the bread. Put in hot skillet (I used cast iron) and crack an egg into the hole. Let toast brown, and egg cook. I imagine would be hard to overcook, as your toast would be burned up.
Maybe it's a Midwestern thing, but I never heard of it. Turned out pretty good...just eggs and toast...but pretty creative none the less.

Anyone else do this?


Edit...just remembered that I did take a pic...when I first started it.

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Out here it's called "egg in the nest".