egg in a basket

English

Noun

egg in a basket (plural eggs in a basket)

1. An egg fried in a hole in a slice of bread.
   • 2006, Joyce Livingston, With a Mother’s Heart, Heartsong Presents, →ISBN, pages 67 and 70:

     She set about cutting big holes in the center of the slices of the whole wheat bread she’d purchased the day before. When the bacon was done she placed the browned strips between layers of paper towels to remove any lingering traces of grease then lined up the bread on the grill and broke an egg into each empty hole. While the eggs in a basket cooked, she prepared tall glasses of orange juice. “The eggs in a basket are ready,” she announced proudly as she entered the living room, carrying the big breakfast tray. […] “Can I have another egg in a basket?” Timmy wolfed down the last bite on his plate and held it out to her.

   • 2007, Tracie Peterson, Where My Heart Belongs, Bethany House, →ISBN, page 214:

     “I’m making eggs in a basket. Want some?” “I haven’t had those in years,” Kathy said, warming at the memories. “I remember when mom would cut the little circle out of the bread and give that to us to munch on while she fried the rest with the egg.”

   • 2009, Pam Andrews (pseudonym; Pam Hanson and Barbara Andrews), Hometown Reunion, Steeple Hill, →ISBN, pages 95, 97, and 188:

     “Have you ever had eggs in a basket?” she asked, finally piquing Joey’s interest in food. Together they cut circles out of two bread slices with the edge of a juice glass, put both slices in heated margarine in a skillet and cracked an egg into the hole in each slice. […] Lori made me eggs in a basket. […] Lori knew what Joey liked and made eggs in a basket, a dish that had pleased him when she’d first fixed it for him.

   • 2011, Rebecca Lang, Quick-Fix Southern: Homemade Hospitality in 30 Minutes or Less, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 12:

     For the busiest mornings, I make Eggs in a Basket for a savory quiet moment.

   • 2014, Lisa Leake, 100 Days of Real Food: How We Did It, What We Learned, and 100 Easy, Wholesome Recipes Your Family Will Love, William Morrow, →ISBN, page 141:

     They would happily eat Eggs in a Basket any meal of the day, even as their after-school snack. Feel free to use any shape cookie cutter you’d like to cut out the middle of the bread.

   • 2017, Estep Nagy, We Shall Not All Sleep, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 89:

     With the Migration coming tomorrow, with both houses full and the Cottage overrun by children, Jim Hillsinger had come into the kitchen and asked her to make eggs-in-a-basket for lunch today. […] Eggs-in-a-basket were simple enough to make, although timing was crucial.

Synonyms

• egg in a hole
• gashouse egg

Further reading

• Egg in the basket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia