Egg-In-A-Hole

My son, Jonathan, and his wife, Mandy, gave me a neat cookbook for Christmas. It is the #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Pioneer Woman Cooks. Ree Drummond (the Pioneer woman) says, "Sometimes it's the simplest things that taste the best." I agree with that statement. So I chose one of her very simple recipes and said to myself, "Why didn't I think of that?"

As many of you know, my husband and I are caregivers for his 97 year old mom. Every morning she wants egg and toast for breakfast so I decided to give it a little twist and serve her Ree Drummond's Egg-In-The-Hole (I call it Egg-In-A-Hole).

Well, Mom loved it. I toasted the piece of bread from the hole and put strawberry jelly on it. She loved that too. I think the round shape confused her because she wanted to know what it was because it was so good (Mom has a sweet tooth!). I had a lot of fun preparing this for her. Can't wait to make it for my grandkids. I think they'll love it too.

It really is the simple things that taste the best!

Egg-In-A-Hole

With a biscuit cutter or a glass, cut a hole in the center of a piece of bread.

Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Put bread in skillet and let it soak up the butter for about 1 minute. Crack a large egg into the hole. Hence the name "Egg-In-A-Hole". Sprinkle salt and pepper on the egg and cook for another minute.

With a spatula, flip to the other side. Sprinkle with salt and pepper if you'd like. Cook until egg is desired doneness.