Scrambled Egg Cupcakes with Cheddar Cheese Frosting
- 8 slices bread, white crusts removed
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 7 large eggs beaten
- 3 tablespoons chives chopped fresh, or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried chives
- 1 x salt to taste
- 8 each cheddar cheese (2 x 2-inch) squares sharp
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- To prepare baskets, flatten bread slices with rolling pin.
- Spread butter on one side of each slice.
- Press bread, buttered side down, into 8 muffin cups.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly toasted.
- Meanwhile, prepare eggs.
- Melt butter in large skillet.
- Add beaten eggs and chives and cook over medium low heat until softly scrambled.
- Season with salt, if desired.
- When bread baskets are done, increase oven temperature to 475 degrees F.
- Fill baskets with scrambled eggs, top each with a square of Cheddar cheese.
- Return to oven for about 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
bread, butter, butter, eggs, chives, salt, cheddar cheese
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/scrambled-egg-cupcakes-cheddar--48621 (may not work)