Lemon and Basil Eggs over Foccacia

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This is my go-to brunch dish. It's super easy and everyone always raves on about it! The first time I made it, I used focaccia but other times, when I've had trouble finding foccacia, I've used other breads- and it also tasted wonderful!

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This is my new Thanksgiving morning tradition. Everyone loves this and easy to prep the night before. I should have made two people wanted 2nds.

I used Ciabatta from Panera this time and it was great and toasted nicely

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We loved this! I used ciabatta instead of focaccia and it worked just fine. This is a great brunch recipe and great for company as well! http://onecoupleskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/09/lemon-basil-eggs-over-foccacia.html

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A friend made this for us one morning (without the lemon flavor while her family stayed with us for a week of vaca. We loved it, even my one child that does not like eggs or cheese! I recreated it, because I wasn't sure at the time where she got the recipe. I used a regular French loaf as foccacia isn't always available. I also omitted the lemon as we're not lemon and egg fans. I also didn't hallow out the bread, I just cut an oval from the top (leaving enough room to hold a layer of cheese, poured the egg mixture in and used a knife to work the egg into any little hard to reach areas. Instead of parmesan, during the last few minutes I covered the whole thing with mozzarella and used the boiler for the last minute if needed to lightly brown the cheese. In this version, I always have these ingredients on hand and can make a quick breakfast, lunch or dinner.

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I made this for my husband and his friends and it was a hit! I didn't add the lemon because none of us like lemon flavoring and dried basil as our rural grocery store doesn't stock fresh herbs. I also had to make my own foccacia because again, rural grocery store didn't have any other bread than the regular kind. Instead of 1/4 cup dried basil, I did about a tsp. of basil and 1 to 2 tsp. of a garlic herb mix. I also added minced garlic and rubbed the bread down with garlic after it was toasted. VERY YUMMY!

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Couldn't find Focaccia at the local grocery store by my house, so I used crusty Italian instead and it was still wonderful!

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Phenomenal recipe both aesthetically and taste-wise. Make sure to add a little bit of milk (cut to 1/4 c to avoid sogginess. I did this and it cooked faster, the bread was perfect, and the inside was to die for. I love garlic so I sprinkled some garlic powder in the mixture prior to cooking. I also used Trader Joes foffacia loaves. Sooooo delicious.

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So my local mega-mart did not have focaccia bread. I ended up used Pane Italian bread. I really dont think it matters what bread you use because main point is to get a large round crusty loaf with a fluffy interior. I followed the directions as such, however, after 40 minutes in the oven at 350, you have to notice whether it seems liquidy or not. The top layer is sure to crust up, but when you tap it with your finger, you can easily notice if it's not baked through based on whether you see liquid or not come out. I had to bake it at 350 for an extra 10 minutes and it came out great!

Note: If you really want a more crispy texture throughout the serving rather than soft, you can cut it up and bake it again for 15 minutes at 350 or use less milk.

I've seen some complaints with this recipe. I can only say that every oven is different, and it also matters what level you put your bread on within the oven. Try putting your bread at the bottom level since most ovens come with heat that travels bottom-up, or use less milk (maybe 2/3 of a cup. Throwing in some chopped bacon or fake sushi crab probably wouldn't hurt.

Note: Do not try to speed up the baking process by bumping up the heat to 400. You'll only burn the basil and bread.

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This is a great breakfast dish and can be used as a base for many variations. I thought that 3 eggs was not enough so I used six (6 large eggs. To offset this liquid I used 1/2 cup of half and half rather than one cup milk...the bread filling was then very creamy and moe eggy. I also rubbed some garlic on the bread as well.

You can make other variations by using different herbs and adding meat such as ham or canadian bacon...even cooked sausage.

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1st made this with a jalapeno-mango sausage and some cheddar cheese as well as a nice big crusty loaf of bread, and it was wonderful! Just a nice new type of casserole : thanks for the base idea! You could use anything and it'll be great!