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Valentine’s Day Breakfast Idea: Heart-Shaped Egg in a Nest

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Egg in a Heart

I’ve written about Egg in a Nest before, but I decided it was time to revisit this breakfast classic just in time for Valentine’s Day. I felt like making something fun for breakfast this past weekend and since February is the month of heart-shaped food (at least in the world of food blogs), I decided to break out my heart-shaped cookie cutter to create Eggs in a Heart for breakfast!

The method is simple. Grab a piece of bread, an egg, a cookie cutter or a knife, some butter, and a frying pan. Cut a heart-shaped hole in the bread.  Heat the pan over medium heat, add a bit of butter and swirl around.  Place the slice of bread in pan (as well as the little heart-shaped piece) and carefully crack the egg into the hole in the bread.

Egg in a Heart in a Pan

Sprinkle egg with a bit of salt and pepper and cook until the bread is nicely browned on the bottom.  Next, you can either carefully flip the slice of bread over to cook the other side, or you can slide the whole pan under the broiler and cook until the top of the bread is browned and the egg is cooked to your liking.  If you use the broiler method,  I suggest brushing the top of the bread lightly with melted butter (or a bit of bacon grease if you have some handy) before putting it under the broiler.

Serve with the little heart on top, or place it on the side.  Would be perfect with a side of fresh-squeezed blood orange juice.

Enjoy with your sweetheart!

Egg an a Heart with Bacon

If this is your first time learning about Egg in a Nest, it might be fun to read my first post about it, especially the comments!  There are over 80 comments on that post, most of them giving different names for this simple breakfast dish.  And if you happen to call it something else, head on over and join the discussion!

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  1. michele says

    These are adorable! I've made these my whole life, but my family calls them eggs in a basket. Same thing, plus equally delicious.
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  4. Katie Ann says

    Ha, I've always made them this way because the only cookie cutters I own are a star-shaped one and a heart-shaped one (came free with a mixer or something), and the heart gives more egg-room. Since Valentine's Day falls on a Saturday this year I can actually make the hubby breakfast, as he is up and gone to work before I even wake up most days.
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  13. Jill says

    My father-in-law always makes these for breakfast. We call them birds in a nest (or birdies for short). I made them for my daughter this weekend & she said that if I made them for her every day she would always get out of bed on time!
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  15. Ali says

    Here is Montreal, we make this in our famous bagels, cut horizontally. We call it Yoke Around the Clock. This was my little brother's (one) culinary specialty when we were kids.
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  17. Sean says

    That is adorable! I love eggs-in-a-hole, and that is such a darling presentation. Stands to reason you could use any kind of shape to make it fun all year round. Stars for July 4!
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  19. Katn says

    It's Perfect! This is just that special something that will top off V-Day for my special someone. Of course, these are "eggs in a pane", like a window pane, in our house. Maybe that also extends to "pain" like bread...hmmm
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