Baked Birds Nests

How many different ways can we make this egg in toast thing, right? For years I've been tearing a small hole in the middle of a slice of bread, frying it in the pan, flipping it, etc.  Here is yet another remarkable way to prepare the incredible, edible egg. The really great thing about making them this way is that you can prepare several of them all at the same time, and everyone can have their eggs and eat them too, all at the same time.  Did I just use the phrase "all at the same time" twice in one sentence? Make these this weekend!! Okay, here is what you do:

Baked Birds Nests
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Decide how many you're going to make, usually two per person. Coat a muffin pan very well with cooking spray. Using soft wheat bread, trim the crust from the edges, and gently push each slice of bread into the muffin pan to create a cup. Melt a couple tablespoons of butter in the microwave and brush the edges and insides of the bread with a pastry brush. Or if you're tired this morning, just spray the edges of the bread with cooking spray, which works just as well.  Now, break one egg into each bread cup.  Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until done to your liking. They will look slightly opaque on top after 15 minutes but are really done at that point.

Remove the muffin pan from the oven. Slide a knife around the sides of the muffin pan to remove each piece. They will come out of the pan perfectly easily and have the beautiful little shape of a muffin. Serve and season with salt and pepper.

I've decided that a medium egg fits into the bread cup better than a large egg. It will work fine using the large but may overflow a bit, which doesn't really affect the overall outcome, and now that I'm talking about it, I'm wondering who buys medium eggs anyway, right?

Great Tip! The soft 40 calorie wheat bread works great and will keep you from feeling too guilty about the carb thing.