Copycat Cracker Barrel Egg In a Basket Recipe

Did you know you can make these in no time at all at home?

Country Cooking at it’s Best
Who doesn’t love going out for breakfast? One favorite place to eat breakfast is Cracker Barrel. This restaurant chain’s full name is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store that reflects the fact that it’s also an old-fashioned country store with a southern theme. The first store was opened in Lebanon, Tennessee. From this small beginning, there were 645 Cracker Barrels in forty-four states as of July 2017. Each restaurant/store has a front porch with comfortable wooden rocking chairs, a stone fireplace, and decorative local artifacts. Cracker Barrel is also known for its sponsorships of country music performers. And, it has received praise for its charitable work, such as its help for victims of Hurricane Katrina and injured war veterans.

Couple Set to Make Cracker Barrel History
As of July 2017, Ray and Wilma Yoder of Goshen, Indiana, were just one store away from visiting all the Cracker Barrels in the country. “I’ve not had a bad experience anytime,” Ray Yoder, aged eighty, told ABC News, “and I’ve always walked away feeling refreshed.” He added, “It’s nice when you’re out there driving that there’s a place that can be so much like home when you’re away from home.” The Yoders kept a record of their visits by circling each location on a map. They now rely on their children to keep them up-to-date on new store openings posted on Cracker Barrel’s website.

Make the Cracker Barrel In A Basket at home
Egg in a basket is a classic breakfast dish which you may have enjoyed while growing up. My mother made eggs in baskets for breakfast many times. This dish has been deliciously reinvented by Cracker Barrel with the use of sourdough bread. The result is simply tasty elegance at its best – grilled sourdough bread with an egg cooked gently inside a toasted sourdough delight. I probably didn’t try it sooner because I ate it so often when I was younger and I didn’t recognize how Cracker Barrel had made it even more yummy. Cracker Barrel will serve this recipe up with some of their famous fried apples, or even their hash brown casserole – you get to choose. Don’t miss out on this breakfast treat – you won’t regret it. Put your egg in one sourdough basket.

History of Sourdough
There’s no historical record of who made the first loaf of bread, but it most likely occurred in Egypt over 4,000 years ago. We can imagine that perhaps someone forgot about some wheat porridge they had made and then decided to use it up by baking it. That lucky baker discovered sourdough bread, a bread humans have continued to make – on purpose – ever since.

Health Benefits of Sourdough
If you avoid carbs but love bread, sourdough may be the answer. Sourdough bread involves a lengthy fermentation process that breaks down starches, making it lower on the glycemic index than most other types of bread. Most people don’t need much convincing to eat more sourdough – the complex taste and the crusty exterior contrasted with the airy interior are reasons enough.

Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast
Cracker Barrel believes their breakfasts are so good that they serve them all day. If you are unfortunate enough not to live near a Cracker Barrel, you can still have food that tastes just like theirs. Cracker Barrel Egg in a Basket is a great way to serve eggs. Your kids will be intrigued with the way it looks, and your whole family will enjoy eggs prepared this way.

Cracker Barrel Egg in a Basket
1 slice sour dough bread
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
1 egg
salt and pepper
Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Use one small biscuit cutter or a small juice jar to press into the sourdough bread. Twist slightly so the bread “cuts” and you can remove the cut out circle. Spread the margarine or butter on both sides of the bread and place the bread into the pan. Place the cracked egg into the hole. When the bread is toasted on the bottom side (it takes about a minute), flip the bread over and allow to toast on the other side. Season with salt and pepper to taste.