Simple Supper: Baked Eggs recipe
Baking eggs makes them more of an evening supper event - these eggs are delicious with brown buttered toast


Serves 2
Ingredients 2 free range eggs 2 tbsp of single cream Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method Preheat the oven to 180°c Butter the insides of the ramekin dishes with a butter paper. Break an egg into each ramekin and spoon over a generous spoonful of cream, season. Prepare a bain-marie (boiling water poured into a baking tray) and gently place the ramekins into the water. Place the bain-marie in the centre of the oven. Cook in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes or until the eggs are set.
Delicious with buttered brown toast.
For a variation add bacon, cheese and spinach to the mixture.
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