That’s funny - I made the same thing for my breakfast on sunday but mine didn’t look half as good as yours does, and mine defintely wasnt worth a blog post like yours.

This brings back memories…my late grandmother used to make this for me (without the bacon)…sooo delicious…especially the cut out round that was baked nice and crisp…

I’ve never actually tried any version of toad-in-the-hole before, let alone Mildred Pierce’s Hole in One. Looks like yummy comfort food!

I had something similar the other day. Well I had added fried onions & mushrooms (in garlic) with the fried bread, egg[s] and bacon. And don’t forget the sausages!

My husband LOVES these. We call them one-eyed-jacks, and I usually serve them with hollandaise sauce and roasted asparagus. Yours look delicious!

Still ANOTHER name: gas house eggs. They’re one of my Dad’s many morning specialties …

I make the Moonstruck version, with the roasted red peppers…but mine never looks as wonderful and delicious as yours….YUMMY!

Wow, what a great idea! Definitely can relate to your sweet tooth and wanting to always cook sweets for brunch but this is a great way to switch over to the other side!

Egg in the Hole!
This brings me back.

ooh I love this dish! I had forgotten about it completely until I watched V for Vendetta–two beautiful, perfect silces are served in the film. I was so excited, I made it for dinner!

I seem to remember my grandmother’s cut out was the best in being buttery crisp but my mother’s hole in one with the egg was better. I’ve been having poached egg lately but these would be a perfect change of pace. As always Ivonne, you picture is oh, so, perfect. Gosh, this would be great for dinner with my leftover asparagus. Thanks for the memory.

Perfect!May I have three slices of bacon please?

this looks great! F-O-R-E!!

In my family those are called Popeye Eggs. Not Popeye the cartoon character, but pop eye for the eye popping out of the bread.

Yummy!
I’m going to make some right now for my late lunch!

Sounds perfect! I love buttery golden toast dipped in a creamy yolk.

I love the golf analogy here! Your “hole in one” breakfast recipe looks so comforting! This eggs/bread combo reminds me a little bit of a recipe that I just saw by Giada De Laurentiis - she hollows out focaccia and adds in the egg mixture then bakes it. Thought I’d pass it along in case you’re interested: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_33635,00.html

I’m with you. Baking sweet things is what I’m all about. But it’s good to switch things up, and I don’t always crave sugar. Very nice post!

Eggs in a frame! Success! These look really good, and the addition of bacon…makes it a true hat trick!

Hi Ivonne,

Nice hole in one! The little fried bread circle looked like it had cheese oozing out of it so I thought you made mini grilled cheese sandwiches too!!

Ciao,

Bruno

That’s so funny - This is my boyfriend’s signature dish! When I was a kid, my mom made them and called them Toad in a Hole, but now my boy and I call them Cowboy Eggs (apparently, his family used to call them Rocky Mountain Eggs). Yum!

In response to the first sentence…because you’re a “sweet baker”!

My dad made those for us kids way back then. Wonderful memories…

I am all for equal opportunity. I never had eggs cokked that way, it looks so good, I want one.

Wes-egg! Another name for this egg dish if you grew up in the middle of the U.S. in the 50’s or 60’s. I think probably a commercialized name from Wesson Oil. Butter is better!

THAT is gonna be my breakfast tomorow morning!

My dad always made these for us when we were little.. I bet I haven’t had it since then! awwwww! Now I’m gonna be making “Eggs in a nest” (that’s what he called it) this weekend and thinkin about my dad =)

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I don’t think I’ve had any since my kids were young!

Thanks for the memory - I have not had one of these in ages!

Give me this egg Ivonne please! I am just in love with runny yellow yolk eggs like this!!

great idea! :))

Hi Ivonne,

Love this! It’s called eggy toast at our house. The secret ingredient is lemon pepper!

Fantastic, used to love these as a kid & of course have forgotten all about them til you reminded me so think will be having a trip down memory lane soon & cooking some up for brekky - thks

Yum!

Paz

Scott loves these too! We call them “egg in toast”.

I think that that last picture of the bread with the egg is perhaps one of the cutest frypan pictures I’ve ever seen!

Wow!

I cannot believe the incredible response that this post has gotten. Thank you for all of your lovely comments.

Whether you call it a Hole in One, Egg in the Hole, Toad in the Hole, One-Eyed Jacks, Gas House Eggs, Popeye Eggs, Eggs in a Frame, Cowboy Eggs, Rocky Mountain Eggs, Wes-egg, Eggs in a Nest, Eggy Toast or Egg in Toast … it’s all good! And it proves what I have always know, food links us all.

Enjoy the memories and have yourselves some eggs and toast!

Looks like this struck a chord with lots of people. My Italian mom called it “an egg in a frame.” I thought it was only “our” dish until I saw it being made in the movie Moonstruck! Thanks for the memories.

Hi Lisa,

My pleasure!

Just looking at that picture makes me happy. We called them “Egg in the hole in the middle” (we are clearly a rather literal family). I make them still today, with lots of salt. Good hangover cure (I didn’t know that when I was a kid:-)

Thanks for the memories!

My sons loved this when they were younger. They would ask for “bread with a hole in the middle”

What a wonderful site I just stumbled upon….

Yet another name (passed down in our family)…BUG eye’s!!!