This breakfast classic, which consists of an egg fried within a crispy ring of bread, goes by many names: guest house eggs, bird in a nest, egg in a basket, Egyptian eggs, and one-eyed jacks, to list just a few. (serves one)    1 slice bread  1 egg  butter or cooking oil......  cut hole in middle of bread (juice glass used to cut hole or other) lightly brown bread, crack egg into center and cook to desired doneness, flipping once.