Egg in the Basket (Toast)

Bit Bit was thinking of what to have for breakfast, and went to search for some breakfast ideas. Since there are wholemeal bread and fresh eggs at home, Bit Bit found a dish called egg in the basket which is an egg inside a piece of toast.

The dish took about 15 minutes to complete.

Things that Bit Bit found out about egg in the basket:

• Keep the heat low when making egg in the basket, else the bread or the egg may get burnt.
• Bit Bit made the fully cooked egg version, where both sides of the bread and the egg is cooked. To make the liquid yolk version, just cook one side will do.
• Using a non-stick pan makes it easier to make this dish, as the egg nor the bread will stick to the pan, so it is easier to flip the bread over.
• Egg in the basket is a yummy, satisfying and healthy dish which keeps one's hunger at bay.
• Using salted butter instead of unsalted butter to apply on the bread, gives the dish a slightly salted taste, so one would not have to add any other seasonings.
• For a healthier egg in the basket, one does not have to put any butter/oil in the pan, so that the bread would not be soaked in butter/oil, and using less butter/oil means less fats. Just apply butter on one side or both sides of the bread!
• To ensure that the egg completely settles in the middle of the bread, use a slightly thicker bread or make a bigger hole in the middle.

Ingredients that Bit Bit used for Egg in the Basket:

1. Wholemeal Bread - 1 Slice
2. Egg - 1 Whole
3. Salted Butter - About 1/2 Tbsp

Method that Bit Bit used to make Egg in the Basket:

1. Cut a hole in the middle of the bread.
2. Spread butter on one side of the bread.
3. Heat up a pan. Turn heat to low.
4. Place the bread onto the pan, with the buttered side at the bottom.
5. Crack an egg into a small bowl and pour it into the hole of the bread.
6. Let it cook for about 5 minutes.
7. When the egg white has started to cook, forming a white layer at the bottom, use the spatula to check whether the bread is toasted and the egg cooked at the bottom. Do this carefully so that the egg would not break.
8. Once the bottom side of the bread has browned and the egg is cooked, carefully flip the bread over. Hold the bread with the spatula and lift up the pan in a slanted way, so that the egg would not 'fly' out when it is being flipped.
9. Let it cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
10. Check that both sides of the bread and egg is cooked. If not, continue to let it stay in the pan.
11. Serve and enjoy!