We've got eggs...

My husband and I went to Costco for our monthly "big" shopping trip last week.  Our monthly list rarely changes...toilet paper, dog food, meat, bread, sports drinks, coffee, sugar, and eggs are always on the list.  We actually enjoy going to Costco together.  We stop at the tasting stations, look at the new furniture or gadgets displayed in the middle of the store, argue over whether we need yet another, larger t.v.....

I usually have the list and lead the way, with my husband following along with the cart, picking up the items as we go.  We have a routine, which is pretty smooth, until we get to the check stand.  I like to get all of the items up on the belt/counter, in the order I want them packed back into the cart.  My husband takes only the top layer off, and leaves everything else in the cart, saying they can scan it while it's in there.  He will even put the bread up on the belt first!  (you know that's gonna get smashed in the packing of the cart.)  So, sometimes, for my own sanity and the preservation of our marriage, I have to look away while he is unloading the cart.

So, I guess I'm partly to blame for the fact that we came home with 120 eggs!  Yes, 10 dozen eggs!  My husband inadvertently picked up two of the large flats of eggs, and because he didn't take them out of the cart, but instead left them in there to be scanned, he didn't notice.  I did not notice either, because I was trying to ignore the fact he was leaving so much in the cart to be scanned.

What do you do with 120 eggs??  My husband suggested I start baking.  I looked up custard recipes and started checking my cupboards.  I also boiled some eggs to make egg salad with for the kids' lunches.  Then I ran across an idea on Pinterest....baked eggs.  I tried it and think you all should too:)

Baked eggs

The idea is to bake the eggs in a muffin tin, thereby ending up with perfectly round eggs that can be used for breakfast sandwiches.  

I sprayed Pam in my muffin tin, and cracked an egg into each well.

The directions said to bake the eggs in the oven at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.  I set my timer for 25 minutes, and could smell the eggs baking just before the timer went off, but did not take them out of the oven at that time, because when I looked at them, they still looked raw in the center yolk part.  So, I set the timer for 5 more minutes.  After 30 minutes the yolks still looked too yellow, but the edges looked a little dry and lacey.

I let them cool before trying one.  They were over done!  The bright yellow yolk, and shiny surface fooled me.  The top, thin layer had gotten hard, or plastic feeling, so I cut that thin layer off.  The egg tasted good.  We've eaten them with ham, on a thin bagel, and in a ham and egg sandwich.

We put them in a ziplock bag and kept them in the refrigerator because we planned on eating them all within a few days.  The pinner says they can also be frozen.

I will definitely do this again, although I plan on double checking the cart next time.