Egg and cheese toast

Eggs, cheese and bread are common breakfast items. But how they are served can be both a gastronomic and visual feast. Inspired by a reader’s comment which, if I remember correctly, mentioned cheese-topped fried eggs on toasted waffles, I made my version using plain toasted loaf bread (sometime soon I intend to make the waffle version too!). But whether using plain bread or waffle, the great thing about this toast is how the egg yolk oozes out.

Egg and cheese toast

Best eaten on the plate with a knife and fork. Well, unless you don’t mind the dripping egg yolk which really makes the experience more fun. For best results, use a variety of cheese that melts well and serve right out of the oven.

Ingredients:

4 slices of loaf bread
4 eggs
about 3 tbsp. of butter
4 to 8 slices of sharp cheddar cheese
toasted onion bits
chopped fresh parsley

Preheat the oven to 350oF.

Place the bread slices side by side on the oven rack. Toast until lightly browned, about three minutes. Take out of the oven but do not turn off the oven.

In a non-stick pan, melt the butter and fry the eggs, sunny side up, one at a time, just until set and with the yolks still runny. Using a non-stick pan is not necessary but useful to ensure that the eggs will have very little oil in them.

Place one egg on top of each slice of bread. Lay a slice (or two) of cheese over each egg. Sprinkle with toasted garlic onion bits. Return to the oven and toast just until the cheese melts, about 20 seconds.

Sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.

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7 Responses to “Egg and cheese toast”
  1. Rose says:
    January 7, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    A cafe near where I live does a vegetarian breakfast with wholegrain toast spread with ricotta, topped with sauteed spinach and a poached egg. This post reminds me of that, and making me want breakfast at 2 in the afternoon, ha. I love poached eggs for the runny yolk experience too!

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  2. kathy says:
    January 7, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    looks yummy :) i will try it this weekend

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  3. Crisma says:
    January 7, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    Hmmm! Sarrrap!! Super simple but I think it is the simplicity that hits the mark!
    Sige nga, Connie, do share with us more of breakfast ideas— minsan kasi parang nauubusan na ako ng breakfast ideas para sa family.

    Thanks again!

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  4. cats says:
    January 8, 2009 at 11:03 am

    I always have this for breakfast, but the store from which I buy this adds a little mayo and freshly grated cucumber (but looks more like pickles ~ not sure what you call those!) and it’s utterly delicious!

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  5. maria says:
    January 8, 2009 at 11:29 am

    I’m glad to have come across this website. This breakfast does bring back memories of when I discovered the love of cooking. I had a cookbook for kids that had a sunny side up egg set on top of a toasted bread. My version involves flavoring the butter with garlic and the egg topped with shredded parmesan and placed in a toaster oven.

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  6. Susan Cruz says:
    January 9, 2009 at 10:35 am

    Hi Connie,
    it looks yummy, my husband will like this breakfast. I will try this!

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  7. mikee says:
    January 10, 2009 at 8:58 am

    hi connie,

    this looks so yummy. im a person who’s breakfast is not complete without eggs. plus i loeeeeve cheese. So i will definitely try this treat.

    so many thanks,
    mikee

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