Eggy bread is thick white bread soaked in a seasoned egg and milk mixture, then fried in butter and oil until the exterior is golden and set while the inside stays soft and custardy. Simple and satisfying, it sits comfortably as a quick breakfast or an easy supper, needing nothing more than a plate to be a proper meal.
2piece
60ml
0.25tsp
a pinch
2slice
15g
1tsp| # | Product | Quantity | Notes | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2piece | — | — | |
| 2 | | 60ml | — | — | |
| 3 | | 0.25tsp | — | — | |
| 4 | | a pinch | — | — | |
| 5 | | 2slice | — | — | |
| 6 | | 15g | — | — | |
| 7 | | 1tsp | — | — |
Crack the eggs into the shallow dish one at a time, discarding the shells.
Egg · 2 piece
Pour the milk into the shallow dish with the cracked eggs.
Whole milk · 60 mlAdd the fine salt to the egg and milk mixture.
Fine salt · 0.25 tspAdd the black pepper to the seasoned egg mixture.
Ground black pepper · a pinchWhisk the eggs, milk, salt and pepper together until the mixture is smooth and uniform.
Cut one slice of white bread about 2 cm thick and lay it on the chopping board.
White bread · 1 slice
Lay the slice of white bread flat in the whisked custard.
Leave the bread to soak in the custard for 30 seconds so it absorbs the mixture.
Flip the bread over in the dish so the unsoaked side faces down into the custard.
Leave the bread to soak on the second side for a further 30 seconds until evenly saturated.
Lift the soaked slice of bread onto a plate and set it aside while you soak the second slice.
Cut the second thick slice of white bread and lay it on the chopping board.
White bread · 1 sliceLay the second slice of white bread flat in the remaining whisked custard.
Leave the bread to soak in the custard for about 30 seconds, until saturated but still holding together.
Flip the bread over so the unsoaked side faces down into the custard.
Leave the bread to soak on the second side for a further 30 seconds until evenly saturated.
Add the butter to the frying pan.
Unsalted butter · 15 g
Add the sunflower oil to the butter in the frying pan.
Sunflower oil · 1 tspSet the pan over a medium heat and let the butter melt into the oil, swirling once, until it is foaming.
Lay the first soaked slice of bread into the foaming butter and oil.
Lay the second soaked slice of bread alongside the first in the pan.
Fry the bread undisturbed for 3 minutes until the underside is deep golden and set.
Flip both slices over with a spatula in one confident movement.
Fry for a further 3 minutes until the second side is equally golden and the centre feels set but still soft.
| # | Product | Tool | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 piece | | Crack the eggs into the shallow dish one at a time, discarding the shells.⏱ 20sResultEgg |
| 2 | 60 ml | | Pour the milk into the shallow dish with the cracked eggs.⏱ 15sResultEgg and whole milk |
| 3 | 0.25 tsp | | Add the fine salt to the egg and milk mixture.⏱ 10sResultEgg and whole milk and fine salt |
| 4 | a pinch | | Add the black pepper to the seasoned egg mixture.⏱ 10sResultEgg mixture |
| 5 | — | | Whisk the eggs, milk, salt and pepper together until the mixture is smooth and uniform.⏱ 1 minResultWhisked custard |
| 6 | 1 slice | | Cut one slice of white bread about 2 cm thick and lay it on the chopping board.⏱ 10sResultSliced white bread |
| 7 | Sliced white breadstep 6 | | Lay the slice of white bread flat in the whisked custard.⏱ 10sResultWhisked custard and sliced white bread |
| 8 | — | | Leave the bread to soak in the custard for 30 seconds so it absorbs the mixture.⏱ 30sResultSoaked white bread |
| 9 | — | | Flip the bread over in the dish so the unsoaked side faces down into the custard.⏱ 10sResultOnce-turned soaking white bread |
| 10 | — | | Leave the bread to soak on the second side for a further 30 seconds until evenly saturated.⏱ 30sResultSoaked white bread |
| 11 | Soaked white breadstep 10 | | Lift the soaked slice of bread onto a plate and set it aside while you soak the second slice.⏱ 15sResultSoaked white breadused in step 20 |
| 12 | 1 slice | | Cut the second thick slice of white bread and lay it on the chopping board.⏱ 10sResultSliced white bread |
| 13 | Sliced white breadstep 12 | | Lay the second slice of white bread flat in the remaining whisked custard.⏱ 10sResultSliced white bread |
| 14 | — | | Leave the bread to soak in the custard for about 30 seconds, until saturated but still holding together.⏱ 30sResultSoaked white bread |
| 15 | — | | Flip the bread over so the unsoaked side faces down into the custard.⏱ 10sResultOnce-turned soaking white bread |
| 16 | — | | Leave the bread to soak on the second side for a further 30 seconds until evenly saturated.⏱ 30sResultSoaked white breadused in step 21 |
| 17 | 15 g | | Add the butter to the frying pan.⏱ 15sResultUnsalted butter |
| 18 | 1 tsp | | Add the sunflower oil to the butter in the frying pan.⏱ 10sResultUnsalted butter and sunflower oil |
| 19 | — | | Set the pan over a medium heat and let the butter melt into the oil, swirling once, until it is foaming.⏱ 1 minResultMelted butter and oil |
| 20 | Soaked white breadstep 11 | | Lay the first soaked slice of bread into the foaming butter and oil.⏱ 10sResultMelted butter and oil and soaked white bread |
| 21 | Soaked white breadstep 16 | | Lay the second soaked slice of bread alongside the first in the pan.⏱ 15sResultMelted butter, oil and soaked white bread |
| 22 | — | | Fry the bread undisturbed for 3 minutes until the underside is deep golden and set.⏱ 3 minResultGolden eggy bread |
| 23 | — | | Flip both slices over with a spatula in one confident movement.⏱ 20sResultOnce-turned golden eggy bread |
| 24 | — | | Fry for a further 3 minutes until the second side is equally golden and the centre feels set but still soft.⏱ 3 minResultFried eggy bread |
| Total Time | 15 min | ||
| Nutrient | Per serving |
|---|---|
| 244kcal | |
| 10g | |
| 15g | |
| 7g | |
| 17g | |
| 3g | |
| 0.9g | |
| 541mg |
Eggy bread is thick white bread soaked in a seasoned egg and milk mixture, then fried in butter and oil until the exterior is golden and set while the inside stays soft and custardy. Simple and satisfying, it sits comfortably as a quick breakfast or an easy supper, needing nothing more than a plate to be a proper meal.
What you’ll doYou will whisk eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a shallow dish and soak thick slices of white bread on both sides. Each slice is fried in butter and oil until golden and set.
