Egg-in-a-hole

Sometimes it's the simplest things that taste the best! I learned this recipe a few months ago. It defines comfort food and are painfully easy to make. Now usually I don't like to eat breakfast but this morning I felt like having this and now I feel like sharing it with you.
So lets get started....

To begin, grab a slice of bread. Whatever your family prefers is fine. We personally like this nice loaf of Oroweat oatnut.

Next, grab something to cut a hole in the middle of the bread. Preferably a biscuit cutter but since I don't have anything as fancy as that I settled for the rim of a cup.

Heat your skillet over medium-low heat. You don't want to get it too hot or it'll burn the bread before your egg is done. This is the only tricky thing about making these and I still worry that I won't get it right. Next melt a healthy TB of butter. This another important thing about making egg-in-a-holes. You must not be afraid of the butter!

Let it melt all the way...
Then plop the bread right in.
Make sure there's plenty of butter underneath and carefully crack an egg into the hole. Don't move the bread for at least 30 seconds.
When the white looks about 1/2 way done, sprinkle with salt and pepper and carefully flip over without breaking the yolk. Salt and pepper the other side and move the bread around the skillet to soak up all the butter. Now the key is to know when the whites are done and the yolk is still soft. Just make sure the yolk feels soft to the touch, not to jiggly. Jiggly is not good! (in sooo many ways)
Ahh now just take a look at that. Perfection at its finest! Golden brown toast..white (not brown/burned) whites and soft unbroken yolk. (Now here is my side-note..I have only done this in a cast iron skillet. If you don't have one (I pity you) then I am sure it will turn out fine but might look a little different)
MMMM come to mama! Now what you don't see is me slathering it in ketchup because well...I like ketchup on my eggs! But I know thats not a common preference so I wanted to be nice and not ruin it for you. But if you also like ketchup on your eggs.....we can be best friends!