Kibbee? Could Be.

[madbaker]

This week's Resolution Recipe: Guy Kibbee Eggses.
Guy Kibbee was a '30s film actor who made this dish in one of his movies.

1 slice softish bread (I used a dry yeast bread, which is fluffier than $4 toast... although I bet that would work well.)
1 egg
butter

Cut a yolk-sized hole in the middle of the slice of bread. Heat the butter in a small skillet, place the bread in it, and crack the egg in the hole. The yolk should fit in the hole and the white will spread out on the top side of the bread. Cook over medium heat for a bit, then flip and finish cooking. It's egg and toast in one dish!

What worked: I fried a slice of bacon in the skillet first and used that as the grease source. This was honestly better than I expected - with a quick grind of salt and pepper over I liked it. The egg white cooking gives a bit of Fronch toast-like texture.

What didn't: The pan didn't have enough grease, so I added a bit of butter when I flipped. I left the egg yolk runny but that was slightly messier to eat; hard-cooking might be the way to go.

Will I make it again? Surprisingly, yes.

Comments

[beanolc]

I love this breakfast. My great grandmother called them One Eyed Egyptians. No idea why.

[psybelle]

I learned the basic recipe at a Girl Scout camp too many decades ago - it was presented as Egg In Hole (no "the") and it was supposed to be Swedish... would *love* to try this variation with the smaller hole.

[tshuma]

Huh, all the variations of this I've seen the whole egg fits in the whole and is cooked there, rather than partly on top of the bread.