Serves 1

Time 20 min.

• 1 slice Brioche Loaf   
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp. Butter or Olive Oil
• 1/3 cup Aged Cheddar, shredded

First preheat your broiler, then heat a broiler-proof pan just big enough to hold your slice of bread over medium heat. Use two-inch biscuit cutter to make a hole out of the middle of your bread (use a knife if you don’t have the biscuit cutter, but make sure the hole is not too big).

Place the bread in a heated oven-proof (non-stick, preferably) skillet and place the butter or olive oil into the hole. Crack the egg into a dish, making sure the yolk stays intact. Once the butter has melted, carefully slip the egg into the hole in the bread.

Let the egg cook over medium heat until the white around the bottom has set on the bottom and sealed to the bread (about 3 minutes). Use a spatula to delicately pick up the bread and egg to turn it onto its other side. Be quick, but gentle—you don’t want to break the egg.

Immediately scatter the shredded cheddar evenly over the top of the bread, making sure to distribute to the edges (it’ll keep the bread from burning in the broiler). Allow to cook for 45 seconds, then slide the entire pan under the broiler to melt the cheese.