My dad used to make these as midnight snacks, when we used to watch the Ted Turner show and then Bela Lugosi marathons all night. I was maybe 7 at the time. I've since brought the recipe to many a broke college student or friend. I've heard them called "Bird's Nests" or "Toad in the hole"
Midnight Specials
1 egg
1 piece of bread
1 smallish glass that has around a 3" diameter
margarine
salt & pepper
spray grease
-option - slice of cheese
Heat up your pan on medium heat. Butter both sides of the bread, not a thick coating, just an even smear. Press the top of the glass into the buttered bread to make a hole in the middle of your bread.
Toss your holed bread into the pan. Spray a quick squirt of grease into the hole. Crack your egg into the hole in the bread. Add salt and pepper to the egg. Fry this until the white of the egg is mostly done. Flip over to cook the other side. It generally takes a few tries to get your timing down so the bread is golden and crunchy - not burned or soggy - and the egg is as done as you like it. Pops likes the runny yolk on this one, the bread sops it up.
When you've flipped the special, that's the best time to toss a piece of cheese on top. It will melt as the other side cooks. When the bottom of the bread is crisp and golden, take it out and slap it on a plate. Fry the buttered hole piece on both sides and toss on top of your creation.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure this one is mad with the ass building. Grease, starch and cholesterol. But, dang, it's sooo yummyyyyyy. My kids love these.
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