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October 30, 2011 By Kaitlin 18 Comments

Bacon, Egg & Toast Cups with Spinach

I came across this Martha Stewart recipe this week and was kind of mad at myself for not thinking of it first. It’s brilliant. I love the idea of an entire breakfast within one little “muffin”. This would be a wonderful idea for a breakfast with guests: they look wonderful and really don’t take much time or preparation at all.
Bacon, Egg & Toast Cups with Spinach
Ingredients: (makes 4)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
6 slices sandwich bread (I strongly suggest the Rye-Pumpernickel Swirl bread)
4 slices bacon
12 spinach leaves
Salt and pepper, to taste
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Lightly brush 4 muffin cups with butter (Muffin cups are the tins that come with only six, not twelve. I left the two in the center empty but you can easily change this recipe to make 6). Using a rolling pin, flatten the bread slices.
If you have a 4 1/4 cookie cutter, use that to cut 6 rounds. I ended up using the top of a jar and using a knife. Mine were a bit smaller, so I cut 12 rounds from 6 pieces of bread.
Reserve four as rounds. Cut the remaining 8 in half.
Press a round into the bottom of each muffin cup. Place four half rounds around the edge of the cup.
Brush the bread with the remaining melted butter. Cook the bacon over medium heat for 2 minutes on each side. It does not need to be fully cooked, it will cook more in the oven.
Add one bacon slice to each cup. Crack an egg over each and season with salt and pepper.
Add three spinach leaves to each cup.
Bake at 375 until egg whites are just set, 20-25 minutes (mine took 20 minutes).
Serve immediately.
Bacon, Egg & Toast Cups with Spinach

I will be making this over and over again! The egg was cooked perfectly, the bacon crisped up in the oven, and the bread turned into a lovely, buttery, crunchy toast. I absolutely love this recipe!

Bacon, Egg & Toast Cups with Spinach
I really enjoyed the Rye-Pumpernickel bread with this, the flavor worked really well with the other ingredients. I’m sure white or wheat bread would work fine, but if you can try to find the marble bread to add a little extra flavor to the dish.
Bacon, Egg & Toast Cups with Spinach
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Filed Under: Breakfast, Quick Tagged With: Bacon, Bread, Breakfast, Eggs, I Can Cook That, Quick, Recipe, Rye-Pumpernickel Swirl, Spinach, Toast

Comments

  1. S.V. says

    October 30, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    These look so good… I love breakfast and especially bacon and eggs. I love that you used rye pumpernickel bread it looks so cool.

    Reply
  2. Lizzy says

    October 30, 2011 at 5:18 pm

    What a beautiful breakfast idea! Loving these with the swirl bread~

    Reply
  3. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says

    October 31, 2011 at 2:27 am

    These look like the perfect breakfast! Great idea with the rye and pumperknickel bread!

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  4. Baking Serendipity says

    October 31, 2011 at 2:42 am

    I love breakfasts like this that are simple, delicious and impressive 🙂 I think I eat pumpernickel bread with the spinach dip at Christmas, but no other time. I’m thinking that needs to change now 🙂

    Reply
  5. Ann says

    October 31, 2011 at 4:13 am

    Fantastic! I like that you used the swirl bread and LOVED that you used spinach! Thanks & Happy Halloween!

    Reply
  6. Kristin says

    October 31, 2011 at 5:22 am

    I love breakfast things like this. My mom made something like this with crescent rolls instead of bread, but I like the idea of just using bread.

    Reply
  7. healthyfoodietravels says

    November 1, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    What a gorgeous dish! 🙂 I love the idea, and I really need to get myself those little pan-thingies.
    Gorgeous pictures, too! Congratulations on Top 9 🙂

    Reply
  8. Christine Janda says

    November 1, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    This is such a great idea – can’t wait to try this weekend for a fun brunch with my friends! Beautiful photography, so glad I stumbled on your blog.

    Thanks and congrats on Top 9!!

    Reply
  9. Marian says

    November 1, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    oh wow i loved all the pictures! looks so easy to bake, also
    thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  10. Kelly says

    November 1, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    Very nice. A good one for having people over. I’ve done something similar with cooking eggs in filo dough cups. Easy and nice presentation. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  11. Diana's Dream Sweets says

    November 1, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    YUM! Can’t wait to try this… it can be so hard to come up with fun breakfast ideas in the morning rush, but this seems so easy.

    Reply
  12. bananamondaes says

    November 4, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    I wish they sold rye swirl bread in the UK. My favourite thing in the whole world is bacon and eggs – and I can now make them and eat it on the run. Great imaginative recipe.

    Reply
  13. Cucina49 says

    November 23, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    I’ve seen these done with a Canadian bacon or ham cup, but not with the bread in them. Great idea!

    Reply
  14. Sandy Cadiz-Smith says

    November 24, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    Wow, this recipe makes me very excited! I can’t wait to try it though I won’t be able to get rye swirl bread in the UK.

    Reply
  15. Jen at The Three Little Piglets says

    March 26, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    That is a great idea! Perfect for company and so easy to switch up to suit each persons likes and dislikes. Love it!

    Reply
  16. Cheryl Kohan says

    March 26, 2012 at 9:11 pm

    You’re right…perfect to serve to guests! A great post…I came from a FoodBuzz link on Twitter!

    Reply
  17. Dawnye7 says

    March 28, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    I saw ‘Bacon’ and came as fast as I could with my fork. Then I saw that I only needed to use my hands to eat these. Fabulous idea!

    Reply
  18. Dawnye7 says

    March 28, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    I saw ‘Bacon’ and came as fast as I could with my fork. Then I saw that I only needed to use my hands to eat these. Fabulous idea!

    Reply

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