Egg in a Basket

Egg in a Basket

I saw this on line and wanted to try
the recipe. They were OK, Wendell
gave them **1/2 Stars.
I think, a fried egg on toast with bacon
is easier and better.
The bread only got toasted
at the top edges, Thomas thought his bacon wasn't
cooked enough. To get the white of the
egg done, the yolk was almost hard.
Not the way I like my egg.
This was the first time I made this, I will
include things I would do differently next time
I made this.

Ingredients: For each basket
1 egg
1 piece of loaf bread with edges cut off
 melted butter
1 piece of bacon, cooked 1/2 way
2 Tbsp. grated cheddar cheese(divided)
salt and pepper (Optional)

Grease Large muffin tins or oven proof custard cups, apply butter to both sides of the bread with  a pastry brush, press bread into cup and arrange a slice of bacon in a circle, this one had the meaty side up, It cooks the bacon better with the fat side up. it crisp the fat better.
I cooked the bacon about 1/3 of the way in the microwave before using, I would cook it 1/2 way next time.
Put 1 Tbsp. cheddar in center, making a nest with it. Crack an egg into the center, sprinkle small amount of salt and pepper if wanted. This bacon was REALLY salty, I won't salt next time.
The eggs that didn't have the pepper, were easier to see the middle while cooking to check for doneness. I could look through the oven window to check the doneness, until the very end, with a potholder wiggle cup to check the white, I sprinkled the rest of cheddar on some after they were done.

I cooked these at 350 degrees and they took FOREVER to get ready, I think they probably took 30 minutes, or more. I think the recipe I saw said 20 minutes, I must of had the temp. wrong, Next time I will cook them on 375.