What to do with those silly egg rings people cook with

    I've been making Egg "Mc"muffin breakfast sandwiches for years now.  My mom taught my twin sister and I how to make them when we were just wee little junior highers.  ☺  My sister and I won Grand Champion at our county fair for our demonstration of making Egg O'Muffins one summer, and we were also featured on a cooking show on a local television station.  I don't remember how nervous we were back then, cooking on television, but I do remember that it was fun!

    Back in the day, we used tuna cans that had the bottom edge removed and smoothed so there were no sharp edges.  They needed to be heavily greased before each use, or eggs would stick to them quite badly.  If they weren't washed and dried quickly, they were prone to rust.

    These days, I prefer to use nonstick egg rings like theseSunsella Silicone Egg Rings.  They are nonstick, and easy to use.  Here's how to make a beautifully round egg perfect for your next "Egg O'Muffin"!  ☺

• Egg rings work best in frying pans and griddles that have completely flat surfaces.  If your frying pan has rounded inside edges, you may find that you can only cook 1-2 eggs using egg rings without the egg whites sneaking out underneath the egg rings.
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• Set out your ingredients for your eggs.  While your frying pan is heating, combine any ingredients you want to add to your eggs (or leave the eggs plain and still in the shells). 
  
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• Once your frying pan has heated well, set your egg rings into the pan.  If you don't have a nonstick frying pan that doesn't perform well without being greased, then melt butter, coconut oil, or bacon grease in the bottom of the frying pan.  The silicone egg rings won't need greased, which is a time saver on those quick mornings.

• Break open an egg into each egg ring, stir egg with a wooden toothpick or chopstick so it doesn't scratch the bottom of the pan (if you want it slightly scrambled), and cook over medium-low to medium heat for 8-10 minutes, flipping egg over if you prefer "over easy" eggs.
• When eggs have finished cooking, remove from pan with spatula.
  

Alternative uses for egg rings:

How to use egg rings for beautiful breakfast sandwiches:

 

    Round fried eggs are great for breakfast sandwiches, but how about some alternative uses for your egg rings? 

    The Sunsella Silicone Egg Rings are made from high quality 100% food grade, BPA-free silicone.  Their 4-inch size is great for making perfectly round mini pancakes.

    Serving a brunch for guests?  How about serving these cute individual frittatas or mini-omelettes?

    Other ideas for your egg rings:

• Shape your own burger patties with ground meat of your preference.
• Combine leftover finely chopped salmon, sausage, or turkey to make delicious patties for appetizers, lunch, or dinner.  Serve in wedges or leave them whole.
• Finely mince vegetables like zucchini, onion, peppers, mushrooms, and more for vegetarian patties and appetizers.

    Sometimes, it's just fun to change up what we're doing in the kitchen, and my girls help keep the "fun" in the food in our home.  ☺  Egg rings like these have helped change up some of our cooking and trying new things.

    Got any other great ideas for "egg ring recipes"?  Let me know, and I'll share them here with you all!

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