Air Fryer Toad within the Gap–a cooked egg embedded in toast and topped with a little bit of cheddar cheese. A straightforward and scrumptious breakfast with little or no cleanup.

Air Fryer Toad within the Gap
Youngsters love this fast and enjoyable breakfast with a unusual identify! Heck, adults like it too! Eggs and toast are a basic breakfast mixture that has been loved by folks all around the world for generations. This easy and enjoyable method of making ready eggs and toast makes breakfast style even higher than regular! My son and I cherished making and consuming air fryer toad within the gap for dinner the opposite evening. I confirmed him how one can make it so he can do it on his personal sooner or later for breakfast or for an after faculty snack.
Components/Substitution Concepts
- Bread–I used entire wheat. You should use any sort of bread you want!
- Butter–comfortable so you possibly can unfold it on bread
- Eggs
- Salt and pepper
- Shredded cheese–I used cheddar
Steps
Preheat air fryer to 350°F.
Utilizing the underside of a measuring cup press a 2 inch indent into the center of every slice of bread.

Butter every bread.

Place the bread into the air fryer. Crack an egg into every indention. Flippantly salt and pepper every egg.

Air fry for six minutes. Sprinkle cheese on high and air fry for two extra minutes.

Serve and luxuriate in!

What’s toad within the gap within the U.S.?
In america, “Toad within the gap” normally refers to a unique dish than the British model. Within the US, “Toad within the gap” sometimes refers to an egg dish the place an egg is cooked inside a gap made in a slice of bread that has been toasted in a frying pan. The bread is often buttered and the egg is cracked right into a gap within the middle of the bread slice. The bread and egg are then cooked till the bread is toasted and the egg is about to the specified degree of doneness. This dish can also be identified by a number of different names, together with “Egg in a Basket”, “Egg in a Gap”, or “Chook’s Nest”.
What’s toad within the gap in Britain?
Toad within the gap is a standard English dish that consists of sausages baked in a batter product of eggs, flour, and milk. The sausages are positioned in a baking dish or forged iron skillet, after which the batter is poured over them earlier than the dish is baked within the oven. The dish will get its uncommon identify from the truth that the sausages, when cooked within the batter, appear to be toads peeking out of a gap. It’s sometimes served with gravy and greens corresponding to peas, carrots, and inexperienced beans. Toad within the gap is a well-liked consolation meals and is usually served as a hearty dinner or as a pub meals within the UK.
Notes/Ideas
- You possibly can simply make greater than 2 servings. My air fryer would solely comfortably cook dinner 3 servings at one time. Nevertheless you possibly can work in batches.
- Serve with contemporary fruit and sausage patties for a scrumptious breakfast.
- Strive slicing up some avocado and serving on high of the toast.
- For a kick, strive a number of drops of tabasco on high of the egg.
- This recipe could be gluten-free in case you use gluten-free bread.
- This recipe could be dairy-free in case you forego utilizing the shredded cheese.
- I used my On the spot Vortex* air fryer.
- Make solely as many as you’ll want. These don’t retailer nicely as leftovers.
- If you happen to don’t have an air fryer you possibly can simply make toad within the gap in a pan on the range. Minimize a 3 inch gap in the midst of the bread and discard. In a small skillet, soften the butter; place the bread within the skillet. Place egg within the gap. Cook dinner for about 2 minutes over medium warmth till the bread is frivolously browned. Flip and cook dinner the opposite facet till egg yolk is sort of set. Season with salt and pepper.
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Air Fryer Toad within the Gap
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Whole Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 2 servings 1x
Description
A cooked egg embedded in toast and topped with a little bit of cheddar cheese. A straightforward and scrumptious breakfast with little or no cleanup.
Components
Scale
Directions
- Preheat air fryer to 350°F.
- Utilizing the underside of a measuring cup press a 2 inch indent into the center of every slice of bread.
- Butter every bread.
- Place the bread into the air fryer. Crack an egg into every indention. Flippantly salt and pepper every egg.
- Air fry for six minutes. Sprinkle cheese on high and air fry for two extra minutes.
- Serve and luxuriate in!
- Class: Breakfast
- Technique: Air Fryer
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