Eggs for Breakky!

Eggs are one of the most common breakfast foods eaten today. Also commonly used in recipes, eggs can be prepared in a variety of ways. Eggs are know as an excellent source of protein and carbohydrates. The most common type of egg that is eaten are chicken eggs.

There are a countless number of ways to cook eggs. Many people that are eating eggs for breakfast will cook them either scrambled, over easy, or sunny side up to order. Eggs can also be mixed and matched with other nutritional foods to make omelets.

The Color of Eggs

The color of eggs can vary based on different circumstances. The color of an egg's shell can depend based on the breed of hen that lays the egg. A fresh egg is indicated by a cloudy white color. The color of the yolk of the egg also depends on what the hen eats. A hard boiled egg that is overcooked is indicated by a greenish egg encircling the egg.

  


Salmonella and Eggs
A statistic shows that one of every 20,000 that are produced are found to have the Salmonella bacteria. In August of 2010, the spread of Salmonella in two Iowa farms caused the recall of over 550 million eggs, the diseased eggs infected over 2,200 people. Salmonella infects eggs by going through a hen's system from their natural environment. Though precautions are taken to kill any salmonella that may get into the egg, failing to cool the eggs to a certain temperature can cause salmonella to spread.

By: Parv Dandona

Bacon & Egg Pies

Ever since the first chicken laid the first egg many millenia ago, humans have been eating eggs as a source of immense sustenance and flavour.

Things have not changed much in the 21st Century and we still love eating our eggs more than ever.

This recipe for Bacon & Egg Pies is perfect for a garden lunch party or for the kids to devour after Saturday Sport.

Ingredients

• 4 slices middle cut bacon, rind removed
• 4 slices thin white or wholemeal bread
• Softened butter
• 8 eggs
• 4 tomato slices (optional)
• Salt and pepper

Cooking 

1 Heat the oven to 200ºC.

2 Separate the eye and tail strip of each piece of bacon. Finely dice eye bacon and set aside.

3 Butter one side of each piece of bread, and use a cookie cutter to cut round pieces slightly larger than the bottoms of large (1 cup) muffin pans. Press bread buttered side down into each pan.

4 Wrap a tail strip of bacon around the inside of each muffin pan to form a lining.

5 Break 2 eggs into each pan and prick the yolks with a skewer. Season lightly with pepper and place a slice of tomato, if using, on each.

6 Scatter on the diced bacon and place in the oven to bake for 10 minutes.

7 Reduce heat to 170º C and bake for a further 18-20 minutes, until eggs are cooked and bacon crisp. Gently loosen pies from the muffin pans and lift onto plates. 

Serves four.

By Daniel "Egg-Mania" Kim