Egg and toast united

One morning a week Caleb and I get the pleasure of eating a full, sit-down breakfast with the hubby.  I love these mornings - and I'll confess that I love the pancakes and french toast that hubby cooks almost as much as the company.
But on this very special Saturday morning I was feeling ambitious.  I announced that I was cooking the family breakfast and was using a recipe from my fave blogger, The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond.  My dearest friend Pam got me an autographed Pioneer Woman cookbook this year for my birthday and this is my first official attempt at cooking something from it.
Now Pioneer Woman's recipes really don't require an insane amount of culinary expertise.  She is a self-taught chef who cooks for her rancher husband and their four children.  She is not afraid of butter and neither am I.
For breakfast I cooked her "Egg-In-The-Hole" recipe, which is essentially french toast but with a fried egg in the center.

First, I used a metal circular measuring cup to cut the centers out of whole wheat bread.

Those little inner circle discards made the perfect companion for Caleb's fruit breakfast.

Next, plop some butter in a heated skillet and place a slice of bread sans center in the melted buttery pan.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  If hubby weren't the recipient of said breakfast I would have also added a touch of cinnamon.

Flip after egg has partially set and more butter has been added to skillet.  Remember, butter is good.

 

Cook for 1 minute (or until desired doneness) and plate with a plethora of bacon.

Yum.  Thank you Pioneer Woman for a wonderful breakfast.