Heart Shaped Toad in the Hole

I thought for Valentine's day that I wanted to take a spin off the traditional toad in the hole breakfast and create a little heart filled delicious treat!

This recipe is super simple, and I have some tips to make it absolutely delicious, and almost anyone can make it! and it is such a sweet way to take breakfast to the next level. I hope you make it for the ones you care about or yourself if you want a special breakfast for yourself.

Ingredients

-         2 large free-range eggs

-         2 thick slices of white bread

-         1 tbsp mayonnaise (I love using Kewpie mayo but any will do)

-         1-2 tbsp high-quality butter

-         Salt and pepper to taste

-         Fresh chives or parsley, to serve

Equipment

-         Heart-shaped cookie cutter (or a knife if you don’t have one)

-         Butter knife

-         Frying pan

-         Spatula

-         Serving plates and cutlery

The first step of this recipe is to spread the mayonnaise on each side of the bread with a butter knife. I usually go for about 1-2tsp per side**. then take the heart-shaped cookie cutter and make a hole in the centre of the bread. if you do not have a cookie-cutter you can always use a knife to cut out a heart.

**Note**

You are probably wondering why mayonnaise?? well the fat content and slight tang of mayonnaise gives a beautiful flavour, plus the fat content also helps to make the bread incredibly crispy, whilst moist. YOU NEED TO TRY THIS TRICK!! (it works great for grilled cheese too).

On medium to low heat add about a tablespoon of high-quality butter** to a frying pan and allow to melt. Then add the bread and the little heart cut out into the pan and allow it to cook until it is golden and toasty this may take a few minutes. (cook this according to how toasty you like your toast). Then flip the bread over.

Before adding the egg you may want to add some more butter but this is a personal preference. Then slowly add the egg into the heart-shaped hole and cook on medium heat until the egg is cooked to your liking. This will look the best sunny side up (shown above) because you get the beautiful shape and colour contrast, this will take about 3-4 minutes.

Of course, if you like yours cooked more then I would try and flip it carefully to try and keep the egg contained within the hole. if you flip it too fast the white will go over the bread and you will lose your heart shape.

Serve immediately whilst it is nice and hot and sprinkle on some freshly chopped chives or parsley and top with salt and freshly cracked pepper.