{"id":24321,"date":"2018-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/toad-in-the-hole\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T14:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:41:10","slug":"toad-in-the-hole","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/toad-in-the-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"Egg in a Hole"},"content":{"rendered":"

It doesn’t matter what you call it\u2014toad in the hole, egg in a basket, bull’s-eye eggs, eggs in a nest, hole in one\u2014this long-standing breakfast dish requires very little skill and only a few ingredients. Our egg in a hole recipe is quite different from the classic British food<\/a> staple called toad in the hole, which includes sausage. Adding meat is an option here, but we start with bread, butter and an egg.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to make an egg in a hole: Cut a hole in a slice of bread, crack an egg<\/a> inside the hole (without breaking the yolk) and fry it in a skillet with some butter. You’ll end up with a slice of buttery toast with a just-set egg in the center, aka sheer breakfast perfection. The joy of pressing a fork into the runny yolk and having the toast immediately soak it up is a simple pleasure not to be missed.<\/p>\n

Egg in a Hole Ingredients<\/h2>\n