Boiled Egg and Toast Soldiers | boiled egg-speriments

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides a healthier fat option.

bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain bread offers more nutrients.

Label four bags with the times 3, 5, 7, and 9 minutes.

Place eggs in a pan in a single layer and cover with cold water.

Take eggs out of the fridge a few hours before cooking to warm them up.

Bring the water to a boil on full heat.

Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and start timing the eggs: 3, 5, 7, and 9 minutes.

After each time, transfer the eggs to a bowl of iced water to stop cooking.

Crack open the eggs after cooking: the 3-minute egg is preferred for runny yolk, the 5-minute egg is slightly firmer, and the 7-minute egg is soft but not runny.

Toast slices of thick white bread until golden brown.

Spread a generous amount of butter on the toasted bread.

Cut the toast into long strips to resemble soldiers.

Serve the eggs in egg cups and the toast soldiers on the side.

Dip the toast soldiers into the soft yolk and enjoy.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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