Savory Egg Nests Recipes

SAVORY EGG NESTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 400 degrees. Prepare muffin tins with cooking spray.
• Remove crusts from bread and flatten with a rolling pin.
• Tuck bread in muffin tine with 4 corners sticking out. Add 1 tablespoons ham and 1 tablespoons cheese in each tin.
• Crack 6 eggs in a bowl and beat with a fork. Pour over ham and cheese, dividing the eggs among the 6 cups. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place muffin tin in oven and bake 25 minutes or until done.

EGGS IN A NEST

Steps:

• Use a 3-inch cookie cutter to cut a shape out of the bread. Melt the butter in a griddle or frying pan. Place the bread in the pan and break an egg into the hole. Lay the cutout shape in the pan wherever it will fit and toast until golden brown. Sprinkle the egg with salt and pepper.
• When the egg is cooked on the bottom and before the bread becomes too brown, flip the egg nest to toast the other side and finish cooking the egg, about 1 minute. Serve with toasted shape.

SAVORY EGGS

Steps:

• 1. Place the eggs in a saucepan. Gently rinse with warm water and drain. Cover with cold water and place over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for exactly 13 minutes. Drain the eggs, rinse under cold water, then peel. Let cool in the refrigerator, loosely covered, for 15 minutes.
• 2. Halve the eggs lengthwise and carefully scoop out the yolks. Place the yolks in a bowl and mash with a fork. Add the mustard, pickle relish, Tabasco, salt, pepper, and snipped chives. Stir in the mayonnaise.
• 3. Fill the whites with the egg yolk mixture and dust the tops lightly with paprika. Arrange the eggs in a spoke design on a decorative platter garnished with whole chives.

CLASSIC SAVORY DEVILED EGGS

Steps:

• Scoop egg yolks into a bowl and set egg whites aside. Mash yolks, mayonnaise, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon chopped dill, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, and salt. Spoon yolk mixture into egg whites. Garnish with dill sprigs. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

SCRAMBLED EGG NESTS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°.
• In a large bowl, toss together the potatoes, 1/4 cup of the oil or butter, salt, and pepper.
• Spoon about 1/3 cup of the potato mixture into each cup of a 12-serving muffin tin. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of each cup, then bake until golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes.
• Remove the nests from the oven and allow them to cool.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the eggs and milk.
• Heat a large nonstick saut? pan over medium-high heat. Add the remaining oil or butter to the pan and heat.
• Add the onions and peppers to the pan and saute until both are soft and the onions are slightly golden, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the sausage and cook until heated through.
• Add the egg mixture and stir until the eggs have set and small curds have formed.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove the potato nests from the muffin tin and place them on an ovenproof platter or cookie sheet.
• Fill each cup with some of the egg mixture, top with a sprinkling of the cheese, and place the nests in a 375° oven until the cheese is melted, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• If you like, garnish each nest with a little parsley. Serve warm.

EGG-SHAPED MERINGUE NESTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Draw eight 3-inch egg shapes on a piece of parchment. Place on a baking sheet, marked-side down.
• Beat egg whites, lemon juice, and vanilla on medium-low until soft peaks form, about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low and gradually add sugar. Increase speed to high and beat until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 3 minutes. Sift cornstarch over bowl and fold into whites with lemon zest.
• Fit a pastry bag with a large fluted tip (such as Ateco #825) and fill bag with meringue. Secure corners of parchment to baking sheet with dabs of meringue. Pipe a border of meringue along the inside of an egg shape, then add an extra layer around perimeter to form a 1-inch collar. Pipe a dab of meringue in the center and smooth with the back of a spoon to create an indentation. Repeat with remaining egg shapes.
• Bake 1 hour. Reduce heat to 175 degrees and bake until meringue has dried and is firm enough to pull off the baking sheet, 3 to 4 1/2 hours. Let cool completely before filling with curd and sprinkling with poppy seeds.

BIRD'S NEST BREAKFAST CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups.
• Mix hash brown potatoes, salt, black pepper, olive oil, and 2/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese in a bowl. Divide mixture between prepared muffin cups and use your fingers to shape potato mixture into nests with hollows in the middle.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hash browns are browned on the edges and cheese has melted, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove hash brown nests.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk eggs and water in a bowl until thoroughly combined; season with salt and black pepper. Pour equal amount of egg mixture into each nest; sprinkle with bacon crumbles and 1 teaspoon Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the oven until eggs are set, 13 to 16 minutes. Let cool in pans and remove by sliding a knife between potato crust and muffin cup.