Eggs and Toast for Christmas
Star-shaped in the hole, the perfect Eggs and Toast recipe for Christmas Breakfast. Your family will love this way special way of serving simple eggs and toast.
Why This Recipe Works
- Simple
- Nutritious
- Fun, and sure to put a smile on the face of anyone served it!
Ingredients you will need
You only need three ingredients to make this Christmas toast recipe
- thick sliced bread
- butter
- egg
- butter
Ingredient Notes and Substitutes
- Butter: This can be substitued for margarine, vegan butter or coconut oil.
- Bread: Any thick sliced bread will work
- Star cookie cutter: You could use any shaped cutter you like!
I am an ambassador for Countdown supermarket, they support my blog by providing ingredients for recipe creation and testing. I used free range eggs from their range in this recipe.
How to make egg in a hole for Christmas
Below are illustrated step-by-step instructions to make my Christmas Eggs and Toast Recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.
Prep: Heat a pan at a medium/low temperature.
Step one: Use a cookie cutter to cut a star-shaped hole in the centre of the slice of bread.
Step two: Spread both sides of the bread and the star shape with butter
Step three: Place the buttered bread into the pan and cook until golden brown. Flip over.
Step four: Add a little extra butter to the bottom of the hole to create a non-stick surface. Carefully crack an egg into the centre of the hole.
Step five: Cook until the white of the egg is fully cooked and the yolk is cooked to your liking
Enjoy!
Top Tips
Here is how you can make this Christmas egg in a hole perfectly every time!
- The trick to the perfect egg is a low/medium heat, don't be tempted to speed up the process by cranking up the heat
- You do not need to use a star shaped cutter, a christmas tree or gingerbread man would also make a very cute Christmas toast and eggs breakfast.
Other Christmas Recipes For You
- My strawberry pancakes wirh their pops of red are perfect for Christmas breakfast.
- Everyone needs a good gingerbread cookie recipe
- Star shaped sugar cookies are perfect at Chrismas time
- Pita Bread Christmas Tree Appetizers
Christmas Eggs and Toast
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Ingredients
- 1 slice bread
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 Egg
Instructions
- Heat a pan on a medium/low temperature.
- Use a cookie cutter to cut a star-shaped hole in the centre of the slice of bread.
- Spread both sides of the bread and the star shape with butter
- Place the buttered bread into the pan and cook until golden brown. Flip over.
- Add a little extra butter to the bottom of the hole to create a non-stick surface. Carefully crack an egg into the centre of the hole.
- Cook until the white of the egg is fully cooked and the yolk is cooked to your liking
- Enjoy!
Notes
- The trick to the perfect egg is a low/medium heat, don't be tempted to speed up the process by cranknig up the heat
- You do not need to use a star shaped cutter, a christmas tree or gingerbread man would also make a very cute Christmas toast and eggs breakfast.
- Butter: This can be substitued for margarine, vegan butter or coconut oil.
- Bread: Any thick sliced bread will work
- Star cookie cutter: You could use any shaped cutter you like!
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