Whole Loaf Toad In The Hole Food

GRILLED CHEESE TOAD-IN-THE-HOLE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Spread 1 side of each slice of bread with the mayonnaise. Top 4 slices of the bread with 1 slice of the American cheese and 1 slice of the Muenster cheese; top with the remaining 4 slices of bread. Cut the center out of each sandwich with a 2 1/2-inch ring mold.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat and swirl to coat the bottom. Arrange the inner and outer parts of 2 of the sandwiches in the skillet, and cook until golden brown on the bottom, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn each over, crack an egg into each hole, sprinkle the egg with salt and pepper and cook until the bottoms of the sandwiches are golden brown, the egg whites are set and the yolk is still runny, 4 to 5 minutes. For the last minute of cooking, cover the pan with a lid to cook the egg white completely through. (The round sandwiches may finish cooking faster.) Transfer the egg sandwiches and the round sandwiches to serving plates and keep warm. Wipe out the skillet and melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and repeat with the remaining 2 sandwiches and 2 rounds.
• Serve each egg sandwich along with a round sandwich to dip into the egg yolk.

TOAD-IN-THE-HOLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F.
• Lightly butter a medium well-seasoned cast iron skillet. Put the sausage in the skillet, and bake until almost cooked, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk the flour, sugar, and salt together in a medium bowl. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, and mustard until blended. Whisk the liquid ingredients into the dry, just until you have a slightly lumpy thin batter.
• Carefully, pour the batter over the partially cooked sausages and continue to bake until the batter puffs and is crispy, and brown, about 25 to 30 minutes more.
• Serve the Toad-in-the-Hole, hot, in the skillet with more mustard on the side.

TOAD IN THE HOLE

Steps:

• Cut a 3-in. hole in the middle of the bread and discard. In a small skillet, melt the butter; place the bread in the skillet. , Place egg in the hole. Cook for about 2 minutes over medium heat until the bread is lightly browned. Turn and cook the other side until egg yolk is almost set. Season with salt and pepper.

TOAD IN THE HOLE

Steps:

• Prepare batter: Combine eggs, salt, pepper, cayenne, 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour, and milk in a large bowl; whisk thoroughly until batter is very smooth and no lumps remain. Whisk in water. Cover and let rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Prepare sausages: Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausages and cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from the heat and transfer to a buttered 9x12- or 9x13-inch baking dish. Pour oil from the skillet over the sausages; brush oil with a pastry brush all over the bottom and up the sides of the dish.
• Start onion gravy: Melt butter in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and salt; saute until soft and starting to brown, 5 to 6 minutes.
• While onion is cooking, pour batter in and around the sausages. Place in the center of a cold oven and turn temperature to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Set oven timer for 30 minutes.
• While toad in the hole cooks, finish onion gravy: Stir in flour and cook for about 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth and return to a simmer. Add Worcestershire sauce and balsamic vinegar and simmer until gravy thickens up and reduces, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in green onions. Taste and adjust seasoning.
• When timer goes off, remove toad in the hole from the oven; it should be browned and puffed. Spoon gravy over the sausages and garnish with green onions and chives.
• Serve with extra gravy.