How to Make Eggs in a Frame

There are few treats quite like eggs in a frame. This is a breakfast treat that consists of fried eggs cooked in frames made of buttered toast. This breakfast is quick and easy to prepare on busy mornings. It makes a healthy breakfast for kids to eat before school since it contains both a protein and a carbohydrate. Add some fresh fruit or juice for a complete, balanced meal that will give kids the energy they need to get through the school morning.

Things You'll Need

• Egg
• Bread
• Softened Butter
• Biscuit Cutter
• Butter Knife
• Frying Pan
• Metal Spatula

Instructions

1. Butter both sides of a piece of bread.

2. Cut a hole in the center of the bread with a biscuit cutter.

3. Melt a tablespoon of butter in the frying pan on medium to high heat. Wait for the pan to be sizzling hot.

4. Place the cut bread, called the frame, in the pan. Crack an egg and fill the center hole with the raw egg.

5. Put the remaining piece of bread (the hole that was cut out of the slice), in the pan to toast next to the Egg in a Frame.

6. When the egg white has turned white and the yoke has started to firm, gently flip the Egg in a Frame with a metal spatula. Flip the toasted hole as well.

7. Cook until the yolk is completely firm.

8. Remove from the pan and serve with salt and pepper.

Tips & Warnings

• Some packaged bread slices are smaller than others. To get a good-sized hole in the center that won’t rip the remaining frame, be sure to use larger-sized bread slices. Wonder bread seems to be sized perfectly for Eggs in a Frame.

• A metal spatula has a sharper edge than a plastic spatula and makes it easier to flip the Eggs in a Frame.

• Don't leave the crusts on. Cut the crusts off the bread slice before buttering to make a perfectly square frame.