Egg-in-a-Hole

Ingredients

• 1 3/4-inch-thick slice country bread, whole wheat or white
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• Salt and pepper

Directions

• 1.

  Use a 2-inch cookie cutter to cut a hole in the middle of bread. Reserve the removed portion to toast, if desired. Break egg into a teacup.

• 2.

  Heat a heavy cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, or over a medium-hot grill, for about 2 minutes. Add butter. When butter stops foaming, place bread in pan and reduce heat to medium. Cook 3 minutes and flip over. Gently tip egg into hole.

• 3.

  Sprinkle salt and pepper over egg and cook 3 minutes. Carefully flip egg and bread over, and cook for another 30 to 40 seconds, until egg is cooked just over-easy. Transfer to a plate and serve.