Ox Eye Eggs

Ox Eye Eggs

I don't know why this is called Ox Eye eggs, but that is the only name I have ever heard for it. (Audrey's comment - uh, Mom, maybe it is because they look like the eye of an ox? :) teehee!)

For each serving

1 piece of sandwich bread
1 teaspoon of butter or margarine (or use butter-flavored cooking spray)
1 egg
Garnishes, such as parsley, sliced olives, raisins, edible flowers, red hots or other candies, ketchup
1 tablespoonful of jelly, jam or preserves or ketchup

Let the child cut a shape in the middle of the bread using a cookie or biscuit cutter. (You may have to help younger ones press hard enough to make a clean cut.) Save the cutout piece. For younger children, mom or dad need to step in at this point. Heat butter or margarine in a skillet or spray skillet with cooking spray. Toast bread piece and cutout piece on one side. Watch carefully, not to over cook. Turn over the bread slice and cutout piece. Carefully crack an egg in the center of the piece of bread. Cook egg to the desired doneness, probably the yolk should be fairly well done for younger children. Remove the toast and egg portion with an egg turner and place on a small serving dish. Place the toasted cutout piece on top of the egg at a jaunty angle. Let the child decorate the "creation" with garnishes and serve with jelly on the side.

You can vary the shape of the cut out based upon the season--heart shape for Valentines, tree for Christmas, pumpkin for Halloween, and so on. Think about how much fun kids can have at Easter with a simple round cut out. Create an Easter hat by topping the cutout piece with some strawberry jam spread on top and letting the child top it off with a nasturtium or some rose petals * dredged in sugar and top off with a parsley sprig standing straight up for a "feather". For Valentine's Day sprinkle some red hots on top of the "hat". *Make sure the the flowers haven been organically grown.

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