Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• four 1-inch-thick slices brioche loaf or challah
• 8 large eggs
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
• 4 ounces sliced smoked salmon

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Melt butter. With a 3-inch round cutter cut out 1 round from each bread slice. Brush both sides of rounds with butter and season with salt. On a baking sheet bake rounds in middle of oven until golden and crisp.
3. In a blender blend, eggs, cream, and salt until just combined and stir in 2 tablespoons chives. In a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water cook the egg mixture, stirring, until creamy and just cooked through, about 4 minutes, and season with freshly ground black pepper.
4. Put 1 bread round onto each of 4 plates and divide egg mixture among rounds. Top egg with salmon and garnish plates with remaining tablespoon chives.