Baked Eggs in Toast (4 Ways & VIDEO)

Baked Eggs in Toast is made 4 different ways for an easy substantial oven ready breakfast or brunch in under 20 minutes. Feed your entire crew with a complete hearty breakfast made with cut out crispy buttery toasts and a dippy egg nestled inside. The best part is you can have loads of fun adding all of your favorite toppings and cleanup is a snap!

Baked Eggs in Toast

Have you ever had eggs in toast growing up? If you have, you know how comforting this breakfast is. The bread is crunchy and buttery on the outside and chewy on the inside just like our Panettone Air Fryer French Toast Sticks. When you dip the bread into the soft egg it is silky and creamy. Its simplicity is what makes this a dynamic dish to make on the busy work or school mornings. This healthy egg breakfast will give you the energy needed to tackle your day.

Remember our time growing up, Mom would make eggs in toast the traditional way in a frying pan on top of the cooktop. She could only fit two toasts in a pan at the same time.  Either the eggs would get cold, or she could only feed a couple of us at a time. And… There was the clean up! Uggh!

Baking hands down is so much easier than frying and much less clean up.  When you BAKE your eggs in a HOLE, you can feed the WHOLE family at once.  Everyone can eat together and enjoy this healthy sheet pan breakfast. If you are looking for more delicious ways to feed the crew for breakfast or brunch, be sure to try our DIY Ultimate Bagel Bar Brunch, Stove Top Parmesan Leek Frittata or our  Blackberry Lemon Drop Biscuits.

What other egg in a hole names are there?

When we were growing up, grandpa used to call these a “birdie in the nest”. What do you call this recipe? We had way too much fun asking around to find out what people call this iconic breakfast. Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments and we will be sure to add it to the list.

Egg-in-a-hole	Egg-in-a-blanket	Frog-in-the-pond	Mary Jane
Egg-with-a-hat	Egg-on-an-island	Gashouse egg	Moon Over Miami eggs
Egg-in-a-trashcan	Baby in a buggy	Gaslight egg	One-eyed Susie
Egg-in-the-basket	Bird's nest	Goldmine egg	One-eyed Jack
Egg-in-a-nest	Birdie in a nest	Hobo toast	One-eyed Pete
Egg-in-the-middle	Birdie-in-a-basket	Hocus Pocus egg	One-eye pirate
Egg-in-a-cage	Bull's eye	Hole-in-one	Peek-a-boo eggs
Egg-in-a-window	Cowboy eggs	Knot-hole eggs	Pirate eye toast
Egg-in-a-pocket	Doughnut egg	Lazy-eyed pirate	Toad-in-a-hole
Egg-in-a-boat	Fireman's toast	Man in a raft	Toad-in-the-road

History of Toad in a Hole

Did you know that our American Baked Egg in toast is actually an updated simplified version of the United Kingdom’s (UK) toad in a hole? The UK version has sausages baked in a Yorkshire pudding mixture. According to Wikipedia, this dish first appeared in the 1700’s as a peasant dish using inexpensive cuts of meats and mostly the batter as a way of stretching out the groceries and feeding a crew on a budget.

American Version

The American version of Toad in a hole is the iconic egg in the basket or any of the other names listed above. With only 3 ingredients, this magical breakfast is also budget-friendly and even easier to make.

Eggs

Bread

Butter

Served Up 4 Different Ways

Egg, bread and butter are the delicious foundation ingredients for baked eggs in toast. However, we wanted to kick it up a few notches and created four different toppings to make all of your family and friends happy. By all means, these are just topping suggestions.

Get creative! Open up your refrigerator and pantry and see what you have on hand. Recruit the family to put on their own toppings. Pssst! This way they can’t complain. The only restriction is keeping your toppings dry, so your toast does not get soggy. (ie, tomatoes are not the best option)

1. Ham and cheese – Little diced up leftover Spiced Cranberry Glazed Ham and some grated cheddar cheese is sublime.
2. Feta, Salami and Spinach – is like tasting a bite of the Mediterranean.
3. Parmesan Cheese, Tri-colored peppers and Green Onions or other garden-fresh ingredients.
4. Parmesan Cheese, Roasted Red Peppers and Italian Spice Seasoning. Make sure you dry your roasted red peppers well before placing them on your baked eggs and toast. This measure prevents your toast from getting soggy.

Main Ingredient Substitutions

The main ingredients are eggs, bread and butter. We have listed a few substitutions in case of allergies or food sensitivities.

Eggs

Organic free range large eggs are fantastic in this sheet pan egg-in-the-hole recipe. If you have any leftover eggs, you may want to want to try our Sauteed Greens Breakfast Salad or our Sautéed Asparagus and Mushrooms with Poached Eggs.

Sunnyside up eggs are difficult to substitute. However, if you are looking for a vegan option, you can try one of the several liquid egg substitutes meant for making a vegan scrambled egg. Add in chopped quick cooking veggies of choice in the beaten egg substitute and pour into the hole in the bread. Then, bake your vegan baked scrambled egg in toast until set. If you looking for more vegan breakfasts be sure to try our Spicy Tofu Scramble, Healthy Vegan Matcha Pancakes or our Spicy Chocolate Chai Pu-erh Chia Pudding.

Butter

If you do not tolerate dairy or are vegan, you can substitute butter with extra virgin olive oil.

Bread

Do you have a gluten sensitivity? No worries, just substitute with your gluten-free bread of choice. We made ours with a plain white bread but very delicious with hearty wheat, rye, thick Texas toast, rustic Italian or even a challah bread. Use what you have on hand. We are all about that.

How to Make Egg in a Hole?

While the oven is preheating, butter one side of your bread with butter or brush on a little olive oil. Place buttered side down on a lined baking sheet. We used parchment paper to line our baking sheet. If you are using aluminum foil to line your pan, be sure to also use a little spray oil as well to prevent sticking.

Cut a hole in the breads. We used a heart shaped cookie cutter.  However, you can also use a biscuit cutter or just cut out a square with a knife. Keep those delicious cut out pieces of bread and lay those on the baking sheet with the cutout bread.

Break your eggs one by one in a separate container and pour into the hole of the bread. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Add on your fun toppings!

Try our Ham and Cheese, Feta, Salami and Spinach, Parmesan Cheese, Tri-colored peppers and Green Onions, Parmesan Cheese, Roasted Red Peppers and Italian Spice Seasoning or whatever your little heart desires. Spray with a little olive oil spray to facilitate the toasting of the bread.

Bake 6 - 8 minutes depending on how well done you like your eggs. 6 minutes for a nice drippy egg and 8 minutes for a semi-soft egg.

Frequent Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

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