Use a small glass bowl with straight sides that is just a bit larger than the muffin. I use a ramekin. Slice the muffin and place it in the toaster. Don't turn it on quite yet. Grease the bowl with a little olive or canola oil. Break the egg into the bowl and whisk it as you would to scramble it. Add salt and pepper to taste, and pour it into the bowl. Push the muffin down into the toaster and place the egg in the microwave and set the timer for 30 seconds. Meanwhile, unwrap the cheese slice, and fold each corner in toward the center. When the microwave stops, pop up the muffin if it has not popped up yet. Remove the egg from the bowl with a spoon and place on half the muffin. If you are using the Canadian bacon place it on top of the egg, and top it off with the folded cheese slice. Place this back in the microwave for about 15 seconds to "soften" the cheese. If you melt the cheese if will make a messy sandwich. Remove from the microwave and place the other half of the muffin on top. Enjoy!
Source: I like Egg McMuffins, and McDonald's is 5 miles away, so I just made my own version. Very healthy with the whole grain for fiber, the protein in the egg, and the calcium in the cheese slice.
By Harlean from Hot Springs, AR
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Discovered I could make these some months ago when we started buying an economy roll package of English muffins. My 4 yr old loves them and they are an extremely quick way to get a very nutritious breakfast (or any snack) into him.
I toast muffin in toaster while hard cooking an egg (yolk broken) in a small skillet. When the muffin is done, place on the slice of cheese (it will melt from the heat off the muffin) and a slice of deli hard salami. When the egg is done, place it on top of which ever side and put them together. Overlapping egg or cheese is not a problem for us. My son thinks it's fun to bite off the overhang pieces.
I like to make these, but the eggs pop & make a mess in the microwave! Years back, I was told to add a few drops of water to the egg to keep it from popping (& being tough), but it doesn't work for me.
I have always done this but I liked the biscuit one from Mc Donald's better so I started making that also. I used the Grands Biscuit with butter. I would make a variety of English muffin ones and biscuit ones, some with bacon or sausage patties some with thin deli ham (just a quick fry in the pan to warm it up) and of course the eggs and cheese.
Then I would get the big package of frozen hash browns at the store. Great Sunday breakfast that the family loved!
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