Nif's Egg in a Cup

5.0(14)

I can't begin to count how many times I had this as a child and served it to my kids! It's easy and very tasty and we still enjoy it. This was our 'fancy' name (ha ha) for it but you may have your own version. In response to a recipe review, I always use large eggs, so the boiling time may be less for smaller eggs. 3 minutes should still be the minimum amount of time though. Enjoy!

by Nif_H·published 2009-03-05

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Breakfast

Servings

2 eggs, 1 serving(s)

Total time

9 min

prep 5 min

Calories / serving

281 kcal

Ingredients (4)

serves

2 eggsegg
2 slices whole grain bread (or whatever kind you like)
butter, to tastebutter
salt and peppersalt-and-pepper

Instructions (3 steps)

01With a spoon, gently place the eggs in boiling water. Boil for 4 minutes and place eggs in egg cups. Immediately crack top of egg off with a knife, salt and pepper to taste. If you let the eggs sit, they will continue to cook.
02While eggs are boiling, toast the bread and spread with butter. Cut toast into strips - I try for 5. Dip the toast strips into the runny yolk - YUM!
03After the yolk is gone, you can scoop out the white with a spoon and eat that as well.

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