Breakfast

[Josh66]

English muffins with peanut butter and maple cream. All day. Everyday.

That doesn't sound very good :\

What are you talking about? That sounds awesome.

 

[mishele]

Maple cream?

 

[Derrel]

English muffin, split and toasted. Philadelphia cream cheese spread on the top muffin half. Raspberry jelly on the bottom muffin half. A fried egg in between. My old buddy Mike's favorite breakfast. Better than it might sound...

 

[MissCream]

I didn't know anyone else in the world made those, I thought it was my invention and had never even named them.....what is the name??? DO you butter your bread before laying in the pan or butter your pan??? I do the first...get butter all over my hands

Yeah, there's a name for it, and I can't remember it. Something about a birds nest or something. I think it's a Brit thing.I butter my pan first. Then wipe the bread around in it.

I've always called it an egg in the hole...

 

[Josh66]

I think I'll have that (the egg in a hole thing) tomorrow... I've never actually had it before, but I do always have toast with my eggs so it might be good.

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I think I might throw a slice of cheese on top of it too ... that sounds pretty good...

 

[Big Mike]

I didn't know anyone else in the world made those, I thought it was my invention and had never even named them.....what is the name??? DO you butter your bread before laying in the pan or butter your pan??? I do the first...get butter all over my hands

This dish is known by many names, examples being bird's nest,[6] bull's eye eggs,[8] cowboy eggs,[7] egg-in-the-hole,[9] egg(s) in a frame, [10] eggs in a blanket,[11] egyptian eye, elephant egg bagel (when made using a bagel rather than bread),[5] frog in a hole,[12] toad in a hole, [13] gas house eggs,[14] moon eggs,[15], Sunshine Toast, Egg in the Bread-Hole, Alabama eggs[16] Rocky Mountain toast[17][18] and Magic Egg.[19]

(from the aforementioned wiki page)
I tried it once (after seeing it on The Chive), but it was too hot and the bread was burning before the egg was cooked.

My usual breakfast is half a bowl of All-Bran Buds (highest fiber cereal I've found) and half oatmeal. The oatmeal is steel cut oats with a bit of cinnamon, cooked to a nice texture. (we make a few days worth and keep it in the fridge). We also cook some wheat berries for about 5 hours in a slow cooker and add those into the oatmeal. It's best when fresh, but it's really convenient to have a large bowl in the fridge, ready to go.
I put the oatmeal on the Buds, add milk and microwave to heat. Add brown sugar and it's good to go.
Certainly not my favorite, but it's pretty healthy and it keeps me from being hungry all day.

I just learned a new way to make French Toast (I love the show America's Test Kitchen). First you dry the bread (I use Texas Toast) in the oven. French toast was actually invented to use old, dry bread, so you can use that...but stale bread actually has hidden moisture, which can make your french toast soggy. It's better to use fresh bread and dry it out quickly in the oven. I put it on a wire rack and bake it until just toasted.
Their recipe was to use only the yolks of the eggs, and mix with milk at the ratio of 3 eggs to a cup of milk. I'm going to tweak that, less milk and/or more egg whites. Add cinnamon & pure vanilla extract to the batter and mix well.
On the show, they said to lay the toast in the batter for exactly 20 seconds a side.
Then fry it up with vegetable oil same as any french toast.
I like mine with peanut butter and syrup.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I've decided I need to hire someone to cook breakfast for me in the morning! I am SOOO not a morning person!
I want BACON!!

Bacon is not just for breakfast anymore.

 

[Dmitri]

It's easier because you toast and cook eggs all in one pan and the egg runs all over the toast (when you cut into it) making for a nice buttery yoke filled fun food!

oohh I get it now, ok I was misunderstanding what it is

 

[mishele]

OMG......I so need BACON right now!!!!

 

[Trever1t]

come here little girl, want some bacon?

 

[Josh66]

This thread inspired me to cook breakfast for dinner tonight.

I made the egg in a hole, or whatever you want to call it, with tons of bacon.

When I flipped the egg/bread over, I put a slice of provolone on each one and let it cook till the cheese got nice and melty. I have to say that the cheese was the finishing touch that it needed to elevate it above just eggs and toast. It was pretty damn good.

My only complaint is that I would have liked the eggs to be runnier. I think next time, I'll pre-toast the bread so the eggs don't have to cook for so long.

 

[Dmitri]

Or you can put the egg in only after you flip the toast?

 

[mishele]

Dang it....why can't I like my own post!!

 

[Overread16 4]

English muffin, split and toasted. Philadelphia cream cheese spread on the top muffin half. Raspberry jelly on the bottom muffin half. A fried egg in between. My old buddy Mike's favorite breakfast. Better than it might sound...

HOOOLD On a sec - you toast muffins?

Ok ok what the heck do you guys think an english muffin is - cause clearly its not some chocolate chip kind of bun

 

[Josh66]

Ok ok what the heck do you guys think an english muffin is - cause clearly its not some chocolate chip kind of bun

Thomas' - English Muffins