Baked eggs with ham, parmesan and thyme

Babiche Martens

Ingredients

1 to grease	Butter
4 slices	Ham, off the bone
4	Eggs, free-range (Main)
6 Tbsp	Cream
1	Parmesan cheese
1	Fresh thyme
1 loaf	Pide bread
1 to spread	Butter

Directions

1. Heat oven to 170C. Butter 4 ramekins.
2. Arrange the ham around the sides of each ramekin. Crack an egg into each, top with cream and some shaved parmesan. Add a few sprigs of thyme to each and season with salt and pepper.
3. Place ramekins into an ovenproof dish and pour hot water around them to come halfway up the sides of each ramekin.
4. Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until puffy and golden. While cooking, toast slices of pide bread.