Baked Eggs In Maple Toast Cups - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, plus more for serving (optional)
6 slices bread
3 slices bacon, cooked until crisp and broken into small pieces (or use diced ham)
6 large eggs
fresh ground black pepper (optional, to serve)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter six muffin cups.
In a small saucepan, melt the butter and add the syrup. (You can also do this in a microwave).
Remove the crusts from the bread. Flatten each slice with a rolling pin. Brush both sides of each slice with the syrup mixture.
Put one slice into each muffin cup and sprinkle the bacon pieces in the cups.
Break an egg into each cup and bake until the eggs are set; start checking after about 5 minutes.
Lift the toast cups from the pan and serve immediately, drizzled with additional syrup, if desired.