Camel's Eye

A few months ago I was really excited to make these for Jed. I was trying to surprise him by making him breakfast before work :) So I made it waiting for an enthusiastic "You're the best wife ever!" I got: nothing. So I had to do what I hate to do: pry it out of him of him how much he loves it. To which he said: I ate these every morning when I was on my mission. Oh well!

From wikipedia:
This dish is made by covering the bottom of a heavy sauté pan with a few tablespoons of some sort of fat (cooking oil, margarine, butter, bacon fat, etc.). While the oil is heating, a drinking glass is used to ream a circle out of a slice of plain bread with a good crust. When the oil is hot, the bread is added and the heat lowered. The bread is browned and flipped and an egg is broken into the center and sprinkled with salt, fresh black pepper and dried herbs. The pan is then covered and the egg is cooked until the white is just set.

What I got from this:

make hole in bread
butter both sides of bread
butter bottom of pan on "low"
crack egg into hole in bread
salt, pepper, season egg
let cook
flip over
eat
ENJOY


Here is a recipe with pics from my favorite: Pioneer Woman

3 tips:

1. whole wheat bread (you were wondering what this had to do with wheat, right? It's not an egg blog-
2. cook on low. I always burn these :)
3. The best part is when you butter both sides of the bread hole and fry that on your pan too!

Thought this was funny to read (also from wikipedia)
In the American South and other parts of the English-speaking world, this concoction is often known as "egg in a basket", "egg in a window", "egg in a frame", "egg in a fram" or "toad in the hole", not to be confused with the sausage and Yorkshire pudding dish of the same name. In Australia it is sometimes known as a "square egg". It is often a breakfast favorite among children. In New Jersey and South Philadelphia, this may be known simply as "Alabama eggs" or "Alabama-Style Eggs" (despite not actually being commonly eaten in Alabama). In parts of Texas it is sometimes known as a "Popeye" or a "one-eyed Egyptian sandwich". In parts of Pennsylvania it is called "spit in the eye." In parts of Utah it is sometimes known as a "camel's eye". In parts of Alaska it is sometimes known as "midnight sun." In parts of Massachusetts it is sometimes known as "gas house eggs" or "egg in toast." In parts of Russia it is sometimes known as "Australian toast". This style is also referred to as a "nest egg", "nested egg", "framed egg", "egg in the hole" or "egg in the hat". Another variation is to stack two slices of bread and then cut a square out of the center of both and drop two eggs in, cooking thoroughly.