Food & Cooking Recipes Breakfast & Brunch Recipes Simple Soft-Cooked Egg with Toast 2.8 (5) 2 Reviews By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 16, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Servings: 1 With its yolk barely set at the edges and defiantly runny throughout, this three-minute egg is, indeed, perfect -- but not quite complete without a slice of chewy, thick-cut country-style bread, toasted as you please and served on the side for dipping. Ingredients 1 large egg 1 or 2 slices bread Unsalted butter, for bread Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste Directions Place egg in a small saucepan, and add enough cold water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil. Cook for 3 minutes. Meanwhile, toast bread. Butter, and then cut in half diagonally. Remove egg from saucepan. Briskly tap wider end of egg with the back of a spoon until shell cracks. Remove the cracked top with the spoon. Season with salt and pepper, and serve with the toast. Rate it Print