Eggs in a Nest

This is a really fun, novelty presentation of an egg - for those with nothing better to do :-) ! Similar in ways to the 'oeufs a la neige' desert our mother used to make, it is an egg yoke baked in a beaten egg white nest. But its savory, not sweet. This is adapted from Egg Nests by Elise Bauer in her wonderful blog, simplyrecipes.com

Elise found it in a book "La Cuisine est un Jeux d'enfants" - "Cooking is Child's Play" - our daughter and I can attest that this is true! 

2 eggs
¼ cup grated Cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 450. Prepare a jellyroll baking sheet with either a silicone baking pad or by heavily buttering the sheet - we used the butter approach. Carefully separate the yolks from the whites and place each yoke carefully in a small ramekin or cup without breaking them. Whisk the egg whites (preferably with a blender) until whites are stiff. Gently fold in the cheese.

Carefully divide the egg whites in two and make two mounds on the jellyroll sheet. With a spoon, make a crater in the center of each for the yoke (that goes in later). Bake for 3 minutes. Gently tip one yoke into each crater and bake another 3 minutes. Gently remove egg nest from sheet and transfer to a plate.

Cook's Note:   We did not use any salt in the egg white, as we found the cheese was salty enough.