My Mom's Breakfasts

Today I want to share two of my favorite breakfasts my mom made for my brothers and I "back in the day".  As I stated in an earlier post, my mother firmly believed that a hot breakfast was essential for her kids to start out their day.

My mom made us a different breakfast each day.  The following is what a regular school week of breakfasts would look like:  Blueberry muffins, fruit & milk ~ Scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, juice/milk ~ Pancakes, sausage. milk ~ Baked eggs wrapped with bacon, toast, juice/milk ~ Oatmeal, fruit, milk.

Mom could make eggs at least 12 different ways.  She would not just fry an egg and be done with it ~ she would go the extra mile to cut a heart shape into a slice of bread, toss it into the skillet & crack an egg in the space to make an egg-in-the-hole sandwich.  A scrambled egg would transform into a farmer's omelet, complete with crispy potatoes, onions, bacon and cheese.  Baked eggs were a perfect "cupcake" of bacon and eggs.  Poached eggs were served on crispy, buttery English muffins.  Then, for one of my most favorites:  the simple boiled egg was sliced and made into Creamed Eggs on Toast.

I loved creamed eggs on toast! Mom made this at least one time a month, and I always looked forward to it.  I must admit that it doesn't look too appetizing on the plate, but the flavor is amazing!

Here is the recipe:

Mom's Creamed Eggs on Toast

6 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and sliced/diced

4 T butter

4 T flour

1 c milk

salt/pepper to taste

6 slices toast

Melt butter into medium saucepan.  Add  flour.  Cook for at least 1 minute to remove raw flour taste.  Add in milk and whisk until desired thickness.  If too thick, add in more milk.  Add in eggs and seasonings.

Place 2 slices toast on plate and ladle creamed eggs over top.  Sprinkle with salt & pepper.  Enjoy!

* I've found the best way to make a hard-boiled egg is to put the eggs into a large saucepan, cover with water and sprinkle with salt.  Boil for 10 minutes, remove from heat and cover with a lid.  Let set until cool enough to handle.  They usually peel easier that way.

Mom's Baked Eggs

12 eggs

6 slices bacon, cut in half and partially cooked

salt/pepper

Preheat oven to 350*.  Lightly oil each spot on the muffin tin with butter-flavored cooking spray.  Place each bacon half around the perimeter of each spot.  Crack an egg in each spot. Sprinkle with salt & pepper.  Bake 15-20 minutes.  

Serve with toast, biscuits, or English muffins.