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    Egg In A Hole {Kid's Favorite Breakfast!}

    June 27, 2020 | Updated March 22, 2021 | Heather

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    The simplest breakfast that is a family pleaser! Egg In A Hole is toasted bread with a soft egg in the center, fried in some yummy butter and all made in one pan! A perfect fuss free breakfast that the kiddies love!

    My kids are obsessed with eggs! They would eat them for breakfast every single day. Busy mornings can put a damper on that, but not with this Egg In A Hole recipe. It's a little twist on the Eggs & Toast that my family loves. A piece of bread with a hole cut and the egg placed in the hole, fried in some butter and boom, breakfast is done. It's so simple and so delicious.

    Egg In A Hole on white round plate with fork and an egg yolk dripping.

    Egg In A Hole Ingredients

    • 2 slices of bread, we prefer whole wheat or honey wheat
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 tablespoon salted butter
    • salt and pepper

    How To Make The Kid's Favorite Breakfast

    • Cut a hole in the bread, using a round cookie cutter, biscuit cutter or even a glass. Make it more fun and use different shapes of cookie cutters!
    • Melt the butter in a large flat skillet over medium low heat.
    • Add the bread and the centers that are cut out.
    Bread for Egg In A Hole on buttered skillet.
    • Let the bread cook a minute to start to brown.
    • Reduce the heat to low and crack an egg into the holes of the bread. To be safe, you can crack the egg in a bowl first and then slide it into the hole from the bowl. (I never do this, I'm such a rebel!)
    Egg In A Hole bread on buttered skillet with egg
    • Cook for about 2 minutes until the egg whites are about half way cooked.
    • Flip the Egg In A Hole and the bread pieces, cook for another 2 minutes or until you have reached your desired egg doneness. Is that even word?
    Egg In A Hole flipped cooked on one side on buttered skillet.
    • Slide them onto your plate and dig in!

    As you can see, this recipe is so simple and only has a few steps. Even Chad can make this breakfast! Love you honey! When school is in session, I have a schedule for breakfast, it makes things run smoothly in the morning. There is no whining happening and the kids know what to expect each day. Egg In A Hole is on the schedule at least once, sometimes twice because it really is the kid's favorite breakfast!

    Egg In A Hole close up sprinkled with black pepper on white plate with fork.

    Here are some more family favorite breakfasts you might enjoy too!

    Family Favorite French Toast

    Best Ever Egg Bake

    Chocolate Chip Waffles

    Biscuits and Country Style Sausage Gravy

    Sheet Pan Pancakes

    Ham & Cheese Mini Fritattas

    Give this family favorite Egg In A Hole recipe a try and let me know how much your family loves it too in the comments below! Pictures encouraged on Instagram with the hashtag #heathershomemadekitchen You can also follow me on Social Media to see what other crazy things my family and I are doing! If you like what you see, please share with your friends and family!

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    Egg In A Hole

    The simplest breakfast that is a family pleaser! Egg In A Hole is toasted bread with a soft egg in the center, fried in some yummy butter and all made in one pan! A perfect fuss free breakfast that the kiddies love!
    Course: Breakfast, Main Course
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 3 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1
    Author: Heather
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    Ingredients

    • 2 slices whole wheat bread
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 tablespoon salted butter
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Cut a hole in the middle of each slice of bread using a cookie cutter, biscuit cutter, glass or jar.
    • Melt the butter in a large flat skillet over medium heat.
    • Place the bread and pieces in the pan and cook for a minute to begin toasting the bread.
    • Reduce the heat to low and crack an egg in the center of each slice of bread.
    • Cook for 2 minutes until the egg whites look about half way cooked.
    • Flip the bread and pieces and cook another 2 minutes until the eggs are done to your liking and the bread is toasted.

    Notes

    Make it more fun and use shaped cookie cutters! 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 382kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 402mg | Sodium: 466mg | Potassium: 280mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 892IU | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 3mg
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    1. CHERYL says

      August 11, 2021 at 8:24 pm

      5 stars
      My father used to make this breakfast on Sunday mornings many years ago. He called it "Holy yolks". Not sure if he made up that name, but it was a favorite of all 5 of his children.

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      • Heather Warburton says

        October 25, 2021 at 1:26 pm

        Thanks for sharing that! My kids absolutely love them too!

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