Egg in a Hole

Name: Egg in a Hole
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 piece thick white bread; 20 g Unsalted butter; 2 piece Egg, large, straight from the fridge; 1 pinch Salt; 1 pinch Ground black pepper

10 min · 4 min 55s active · makes ~120 g · Medium

Thick slices of bread fried golden in butter with an egg cooked in a hole in the middle, served with the toasted rounds for dipping. Serves 2.

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Egg in a Hole

Thick slices of bread fried golden in butter with an egg cooked in a hole in the middle, served with the toasted rounds for dipping. Serves 2.

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TOTAL TIME

10 min

ACTIVE TIME

4 min 55s

QUANTITY

~120 g

DIFFICULTY

Medium

CUISINE

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Who’s eating

Cooking for A typical adult.

This may be a little light — some at the table might still be peckish.

Portions & fullness

Ingredients0/5

Tools0/6

Ingredients

0/5 gathered · 2 servings

2piece

20g

large, straight from the fridge2piece

1pinch

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	2piece	—	—
2	20g	—	—
3	2piece	large, straight from the fridge	—
4	1pinch	—	—
5	1pinch	—	—

Tools

6 items

Serveware

1 item

Procedure

11 steps

1 of 11

Lay the bread on the chopping board.

Thick white bread · 2 piece

⏱ 10s

ResultThick white bread

2 of 11

Press a 7 cm round cutter into the middle of each slice and lift out the rounds, leaving a good border of bread.

Thick white bread · step 1

⏱ 20s

ResultBread with holesused in step 5

3 of 11

Put the butter in the non-stick frying pan.

Unsalted butter · 20 g

⏱ 5s

ResultUnsalted butter

4 of 11

Melt it over a medium heat until it foams.

⏱ 1 min

ResultFoaming butter

5 of 11

Lay the slices and the cut-out rounds in the pan.

Bread with holes · step 2

⏱ 15s

ResultBread in butter

6 of 11

Fry for 2 minutes, until golden underneath.

⏱ 2 min

ResultGolden bread

7 of 11

Turn the slices and rounds over with the spatula.

⏱ 15s

ResultTurned bread

8 of 11

Crack an egg into the hole in each slice.

Egg · 2 piece

⏱ 20s

ResultBread with cracked eggs

9 of 11

Cover with the lid and cook for about 3 minutes, until the whites are fully set and the yolks are still runny; for firm yolks, keep cooking until the yolks are set. If you're serving anyone pregnant, very young or elderly, use British Lion or pasteurised eggs, or cook the yolks until firm.

⏱ 3 min

ResultEggs set in toast

10 of 11

Add a pinch of salt.

Salt · 1 pinch

⏱ 5s

ResultSalted egg toasts

11 of 11

Add a pinch of pepper.

Ground black pepper · 1 pinch

⏱ 5s

ResultSeasoned egg toasts

Total Time10 min

#	Product	Action
1	2 piece	Lay the bread on the chopping board.⏱ 10sResultThick white bread
2	Thick white breadstep 1	Press a 7 cm round cutter into the middle of each slice and lift out the rounds, leaving a good border of bread.⏱ 20sResultBread with holesused in step 5
3	20 g	Put the butter in the non-stick frying pan.⏱ 5sResultUnsalted butter
4	—	Melt it over a medium heat until it foams.⏱ 1 minResultFoaming butter
5	Bread with holesstep 2	Lay the slices and the cut-out rounds in the pan.⏱ 15sResultBread in butter
6	—	Fry for 2 minutes, until golden underneath.⏱ 2 minResultGolden bread
7	—	Turn the slices and rounds over with the spatula.⏱ 15sResultTurned bread
8	2 piece	Crack an egg into the hole in each slice.⏱ 20sResultBread with cracked eggs
9	—	Cover with the lid and cook for about 3 minutes, until the whites are fully set and the yolks are still runny; for firm yolks, keep cooking until the yolks are set. If you're serving anyone pregnant, very young or elderly, use British Lion or pasteurised eggs, or cook the yolks until firm.⏱ 3 minResultEggs set in toast
10	1 pinch	Add a pinch of salt.⏱ 5sResultSalted egg toasts
11	1 pinch	Add a pinch of pepper.⏱ 5sResultSeasoned egg toasts
Total Time		10 min

Serving

Lift onto plates with the spatula, with the toasted rounds alongside for dipping, and serve straight away.

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 80% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	144kcal
	6g
	13g
	7g
	0.5g
	0.2g
	142mg

Ingredients0/5

Tools0/6

Recipe

Egg in a Hole

Thick slices of bread fried golden in butter with an egg cooked in a hole in the middle, served with the toasted rounds for dipping. Serves 2.

What you’ll doYou will cut a hole in each slice of bread, fry the slices and rounds in butter until golden, then crack an egg into each hole and cook covered until the whites set.

Serves2

Total10 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Thick white bread2 piece
Unsalted butter20 g
Egg, large, straight from the fridge2 piece
Salt1 pinch
Ground black pepper1 pinch

Tools

Non stick frying panPan lidRound cutterSpatulaPlateChopping board

Method

Lay the bread on the chopping board.

10sChopping boardThick white bread · 2 piece

Press a 7 cm round cutter into the middle of each slice and lift out the rounds, leaving a good border of bread.

Result · Bread with holes · used in step 5

20sChopping board, Round cutterThick white bread · step 1

Put the butter in the non-stick frying pan.

5sNon stick frying panUnsalted butter · 20 g

Melt it over a medium heat until it foams.

1 minNon stick frying pan

Lay the slices and the cut-out rounds in the pan.

15sNon stick frying pan, SpatulaBread with holes · step 2

Fry for 2 minutes, until golden underneath.

2 minNon stick frying pan

Turn the slices and rounds over with the spatula.

15sNon stick frying pan, Spatula

Crack an egg into the hole in each slice.

20sNon stick frying panEgg · 2 piece

3 minNon stick frying pan, Pan lid

Add a pinch of salt.

5sNon stick frying panSalt · 1 pinch

Add a pinch of pepper.

5sNon stick frying panGround black pepper · 1 pinch

Lift onto plates with the spatula, with the toasted rounds alongside for dipping, and serve straight away.

Result · Seasoned egg toasts

20sPlate, SpatulaSeasoned egg toasts · step 11

Printed 18 October 2026