Toad In a Hole Recipe

I've been making these for years, use cookie cutters of various shapes for fun with the kids!!

When I make this I lightly toast the bread first, then butter the top side only. Once the egg is cracked I cover the pan to keep the heat in and cook in medium till done. Try adding crumbled feta!

This is also a great recipe for feeding a crowd. Push the bread butter side up into greased muffin tins. Crack in an egg, and bake at 400 degrees ( or broil)until the bread is toasted and eggs are done. Never had it with cheese before. Thanks

In one of the pictures I saw French Bread. So I bought a really holey bread and cut in 6-1 1/2" slices. (I did make more holes in the bread, try not to remove the bread though) I scrambled the eggs and added shredded Cheddar. I put all the bread in a pan and poured the egg mixture in each piece of bread. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper after browned and eggs are cooked. I brought this to a football tailgate and heated it up on the grill. Served it with bacon on the side. Delish! And rave reviews!!

Great recipe. I made a slight modification. I toasted the bread in the toaster, poached the eggs then made a poached egg sandwich on toast. Oh yeah I left off the cheese.

I love this recipe. We called these "Bird nests" when I was a kid. I still make them for my kids, and we even put maple syrup on them. I also butter both sides of the bread. I've never tried them with cheese before. I would flip it first and then put the cheese on it. Otherwise the egg would be too runny for me.

I make this all the time except i call it eggs in a nest! I butter one side of the bread cut a square shape out of middle , place in pan crack egg in middle and fry both sides and dip in ketchup. My son loves when i make this !

I hadn't made this in years..grilled a little onion..grilled some home baked challah..tore the holes..my husband ate and enjoyed..love in a skillet. thank you from a woman on a south Texas ranch.

I just tried this recipe ... I used Nutty Oat bread, buttered both sides and cut a whole in the middle. I then grilled first side, flipped it over, added the egg, salt and peppering the egg. I grilled the flipped side of bread shortly then covered the pan until egg was almost done. Flipped the bread again to insure that the egg white was set. I did add a slice of American cheese, but felt it was too cheesy. Next time, I think I will add a little shredded cheese (cheddar, swiss, or marblejack). This was a little bland ... need to season the egg with some kind of herb seasoning or a pinch of 6 pepper blend or hot sauce! I will try this recipe again with my own variations!

I make this all the time! my husband and kids love it, its a regular breakfast on the weekends. I do add some kind of cooked meat (bacon, sausage patties, or ham) and add another slice of bread without egg to make it a whole sort of meal in one sandwich. After I fry the egg and add cheese I top that with the meat and bread then flip it over and toast that side like making a grilled cheese.

This was really good and easy. I used a shot glass for the cutout. Added butter to the pan at medium/low heat, toasted the bread and cracked the egg. Once I was able to move it and see that it was nicely browned on one side I flipped it onto a little more butter (not sure if this was entirely necessary) then cooked till the egg was hard, I don't like mine runny. Only then did I add Colby Jack cheese. With a little S&P and Cholula and it was amazing!

Perfect for a lazy weeknight.

My heat was set lower than needed and cooked half the time. Burnt the bread and uncooked the egg.

In the New England area where I grew up we called this recipe Birds Nest, though we did not add cheese. It was a popular breakfast dish when I was younger.

Easy to make and different but good, thank you for sharing.

Everyone loved it, no leftovers!

add a sliced avocado for a nice touch

I had this recipe as a child, but never thought about adding cheese! I experimented, and my family liked Colby jack cheese. I personally put cheese on it with a little bit of a kick, and that was my winner. I love how quick and delicious this is, even with a picky eater. Yum!!!

5 star

I am well into my 60’s and my Dad made these all the time minus the cheese when I was growing up. He called them bulls eyes. I made them for my kids when they were growing up. Everyone loves them.