Instructions

1. Melt a small amount of butter in a pan set over medium-low heat.

2. Press a glass or biscuit cutter into the center of a piece of bread and remove the circular center of the bread.

3. Put the slice of bread in the pan and toast it until it becomes light brown on the bottom. This will likely take at least 3 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan temporarily.

4. Melt additional butter in the pan and return the bread to the pan, now with the untoasted side down.

5. Crack an egg against the side of the pan. Holding the cracked egg over the toasting bread, slide the egg into center of the bread's hole. Season the egg and surrounding bread with salt and pepper.

6. Cover the pan and let the nested egg cook for about 7 minutes. At the end of that period, check the nested egg. Once the yolk reaches the firmness you prefer, remove the nested egg. Alternatively, flip the bread and sear the egg briefly to brown it, then flip it upright and remove from the pan.