Breakfast Bacon Cups

Step 1

Pre-Heat oven to 400 degrees. While the oven is pre-heating partially cook the bacon for about 3-5 minutes in a large skillet set to medium-high. You want the bacon to be a little cooked but still pliable. Mix maple syrup and butter in a small sauce pan and heat over medium-low so butter melts (you can't mess this up so don't worry about amounts too much. I usually use 1/2 a stick of butter and a cup or so of syrup).

Using a cookie cutter that cut a 3 inch diameter circle - cut circles out of the bread slices.

Grease/non-stick spray muffin pan and line with bacon so that is circles each mold. Now, brush each side of the bread with the syrup/butter mixture and place in cup so that it rests evenly at the bottom of the mold. You may have to do a little trimming of the bread but it's ok if it doesn't fit perfectly either. Crack an egg into each mold, season with salt and pepper and give each cup a sprinkle of cheese (you can also add the cheese on top of bread, beneath the egg).