Keyword: egg cups, eggs and toast, healthy breakfast
Servings: 12
Author: Chef Maria Cummins
Equipment
Cupcake baking tray
Rolling Pin
Pastry brush
Bowl for mixing ingredients
Cutting board
Knife
Ingredients
12slicesWhole wheat bread
2ozCheddar cheese(shredded)
12largeEggs
¼tspSalt
6slicesBaconcooked and crumbled
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°
Flatten each bread slice with a rolling pin until very thin.
Cut each bread slice in half diagonally.
With cut sides facing, place 2 bread halves in each of 6 muffin cups, making sure to cover the bottom entirely and allowing bread corners to extend above rims.
Bake at 375° for 5 minutes or until the bread is slightly firm.
Remove pan from oven; sprinkle 2 teaspoons shredded cheese into each cup.
Top each cup with 2 teaspoons of chopped tomato.
Crack 1 egg into each cup; sprinkle eggs evenly with salt and pepper.
Bake an additional 18 minutes or until whites are set and yolks are still a bit runny or to the desired degree of doneness.
Remove egg cups from pan; sprinkle evenly with bacon and chives, if desired.