Toad in the Hole

Name: Toad in the Hole
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving.
Ingredients: 1 slice of bread; 1 teaspoon butter; 1 large egg; Salt and pepper to taste

American Toad in a hole is one of the first recipes I had my children prepare when they were learning to cook. Much easier than the European version, this fun egg-in-a-hole is sure to please. My "little ones" are now grown (and have advanced to more difficult recipes!), but this continues to be a traditional standby in my home and theirs. —Ruth Lechleiter, Breckenridge, Minnesota

Ingredients

1 slice of bread
1 teaspoon butter
1 large egg
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Cut a 3-in. hole in the middle of the bread and discard. In a small skillet, melt the butter; place the bread in the skillet.
Place egg in the hole. Cook for about 2 minutes over medium heat until the bread is lightly browned. Turn and cook the other side until egg yolk is almost set. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 183 calories, 10g fat (4g saturated fat), 196mg cholesterol, 244mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 9g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 medium-fat meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Toad in the Hole in Cookin' Up Country Breakfasts Cookbook

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KELLEE

Jun 6, 2019

Cheater way to make eggs in the microwave from 1975! Lol No name either, just when we wanted an egg with a runny middle, we made it this way.
Tom

May 5, 2019

Interesting that i found this recipe after looking for what Iron Chef Guarnaschelli called an egg in the middle of pumpernickel bread “toad in a hole”
gunslinger

May 5, 2019

One of our favorite breakfast recipes! We cook the Hole in butter and eat it with syrup or jelly.
Alyssa

Apr 9, 2019

Love toad in holes! Sorry not everyone calls it the same thing. No need to be rude.
gina.kapfhamer

Jan 2, 2019

This is such a quick and easy recipe! Very simple to quickly put together when you need a last minute breakfast (or dinner!) and only takes a few minutes. To make it extra cutesy, you can use a cookie cutter to make a shape for the center "hole" - like a little heart or star.
Ellen

Dec 7, 2018

It does make a difference what it's called. If you're doing a search for stuffed mushrooms and a meatball recipe comes up, you're going to be confused and most likely upset. The "toad" in toad in a hole is sausage. The recipe shown here is egg in a frame or egg in a nest!
Martha

Dec 4, 2018

I have fond memories of my mother making these for me, as her mother had done for her a generation earlier. We just called them eggs in toast! The drinking glass I use to cut out the circle leaves a hole large enough for two eggs, and of course I fry and eat the circle! Not gourmet food of course, but not meant to be. Tasty, easy and economical.
Rich

Dec 1, 2018

Who cares what itand#039;s called?. It tastes good Nd that is all that matters. How boring is your life that you have to be drama queens over the name of a recipe?
Bob

Nov 6, 2018

This isn't toad in the hole. This is an egg on (in?) toast. There's not even ONE common ingredient. There's putting a different twist on recipes, and there's making something completely different. This is unbelievably stupid.
Vivian

Nov 3, 2018

In independent America, this is Toad in the Hole. We don’t call sweaters jumpers nor are cookies called biscuits either. This is the recipe I was looking for on Google! Thank you.