Preheat oven to 400℉. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
Use a 2½-inch biscuit cutter (or rim of a cup) to cut a circle out of each piece of bread. (Save circle cut-outs to toast or make into tea sandwiches. The circles can be frozen for future use. Tip: if baking the circles with your egg-in-a-hole toasts, butter the entire slice of bread before cutting out the circle.)
Lightly butter both sides of each slice of bread-with-hole and place on the lined baking sheet.
Break an egg into a cup, then carefully pour it into the hole of one slice of bread. Repeat with all four pieces of bread.
Sprinkle each egg with salt and pepper to taste. Then top with shredded cheese.
Optional: Place thawed gluten-free sausage patties to the sheet pan. (Note, if baking from frozen, the sausage will take about 15 minutes.)
Bake for approximately 8 minutes for runny yolks and 12 minutes for hard yolks.
Add optional toppings and serve.
Notes
Optional Topping Ideas: bacon pieces, basil, parsley, chives, cilantro avocado chopped tomatoes, red pepper flakes, or everything bagel seasoning. bacon pieces, basil, parsley, chives, cilantro, avocado, chopped tomatoes, red pepper flakes, or everything bagel seasoning.Seasonal Fun! Change the "hole" to match the holiday: hearts, clovers, Christmas trees, stars, or even dogs, cats & dolphins! Don't toss any of your precious gluten-free bread! Toast the circle cut-outs with your egg-in-a hole toasts or save them in the freezer for a future tea party.