Baked Eggs In Toast Cups With Melty Cheese Recipes

BAKED EGGS IN TOAST CUPS WITH MELTY CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Butter each slice of bread.
• Squeeze into the ramekin or muffin tin, buttered side down. Press bread against sides of dish to push crust above the rim and make enough room for the egg.
• Because the bread doesn't always go where you want it to without tearing, you may find yourself with some pretty big holes.
• Don't worry aboutt it. Just patch it with a buttered piece torn from another piece of bread.
• Top with 1-2 Tablespoons chopped bacon, if using.
• Break one egg into each ramekin and grind fresh pepper over the eggs.
• And don't skimp on the black pepper! You will regret it!
• Sprinkle evenly with about 1 additional Tablespoon shredded cheese and any other desired seasonings.
• Bake 15 to 25 minutes, till cheese is browned and eggs are cooked to desired consistency.
• If you prefer runny yolks, pull the eggs from the oven closer to 15 minutes.
• If you prefer medium yolks remove at about 20 minutes.
• If you like yolks that are firm all the way through, cook closer to the 25 minute mark.
• Remove toast cups from the dishes and serve. (These can also be served in the ramekins if they were cooked in them, but can pose a burning hazard for small hands. Use your discretion.).
• Serve hot, warm, or room temperature. Use hot sauce as desired.

CHEESY EGGS ON TOAST

Steps:

• Crack the eggs into a bowl and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Beat with a fork until evenly yellow. Leave the bowl next to the stove while you make the toast.
• In a small nonstick skillet, melt a thin slice of the butter over medium-low heat. Swipe the bread in the melted butter to soak it all up. Let sit until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add another thin slice of butter to the pan then flip the bread, swiping it in the newly melted butter until it's all soaked up. Turn the heat to the lowest setting and let the bread sit until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add the remaining butter and the eggs and cook, stirring gently and constantly with a wooden spoon, until the butter melts and the eggs are half wet and half solid, 15 to 45 seconds. Turn off the heat, add the cheese and continue stirring until the mixture is creamy but no longer wet, about 30 to 45 seconds. Scrape onto the toast right away and enjoy.

CREAM CHEESE SCRAMBLED EGGS IN TOAST CUPS

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Gradually add milk.
• Add eggs, chives and salt.
• Beat with a fork or whisk until foamy.
• Melt butter in a frying pan.
• When sizzling, pour in egg mixture.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring and moving eggs from center and from sides until eggs are thick and creamy.
• Serve in toast cups and sprinkle with more chives.
• Toast Cups:
• Butter both sides of bread.
• Push bread into lightly greased muffin cups so that corners form points.
• Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.
• Toast cups can be made ahead and reheated just before serving.

BAKED EGGS IN TOMATO CUPS

Steps:

• Note the tomatoes should be fresh picked and should be at the point where you can still hollow them out but headed for buttery soft in the next day or so.
• Herbs: oregano,chervil, basil, sage, Mrs. Dash.
• Preheat oven to 425°F while slicing tomatoes. Remove tops the scoop out seeds and pulp.
• Place in a shallow baking dish, sprinkle with a bit of salt or Mrs Dash [I used Italian], fresh ground pepper and put in a pinch of the parmesan cheese.
• Crack the egg into the tomato. Sprinkle with pepper, salt or Mrs. Dash, other herbs and a tiny bit of parmesan.
• Bake for 20 minutes for soft yolks and 30 to 35 for hard. During the last 4 minutes place two slices of the cheddar cheese in a cross pattern on top. Melt and let brown. When I removed I put a small amount of fresh chives on top of the cheese.
• Serves 8.