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Wylie Dufresne’s Scrambled Egg Sandwich

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Soft scrambled eggs in about a minute? We didn’t believe it either until we tried this recipe from Wylie Dufresne, who created this sandwich hybrid at Du's Donuts in NYC. Mixing in cream cheese adds back the richness lost by cooking the eggs quickly.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 2

Ingredients

Scrambled Eggs

4

large eggs

1

small pinch of cayenne pepper

Kosher salt

2

Tbsp. unsalted butter

3

Tbsp. cream cheese

Assembly

4

slices American cheese

4

thick slices Martin’s Potato Bread or other white bread

Unsalted butter (for pan)

Preparation

  1. Scrambled Eggs

    Step 1

    Whisk eggs and cayenne in a small bowl; season generously with salt.

    Step 2

    Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium. As soon as it begins to foam, add eggs and cook, whisking constantly, until they have set in small curds and are beginning to look dry, about 1 minute. Immediately remove from heat and whisk in cream cheese.

    Step 3

    Do Ahead: Eggs can be scrambled 2 hours ahead. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

  2. Assembly

    Step 4

    Divide cheese between 2 slices of bread and top with egg mixture. Close up sandwiches.

    Step 5

    Heat a dry large skillet over medium-low and brush very lightly with butter. Toast sandwiches until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.

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  • Wow!! This versatile sandwich sounds like it will travel well if packed for an outing or lunchbox. The cream cheese is a big moisture plus.

    • Suzi M.

    • Baton Rouge, LA

    • 11/7/2023

  • Loved the recipe. Using less eggs and less cream cheese worked best for me...

    • Anonymous

    • Georgia

    • 10/22/2022

  • Too much cream cheese.

    • Anonymous

    • 7/25/2022

  • This was AMAZING. The next time we make it, I'll use less cream cheese b.c. it's a little too rich. The only thing I think this is missing is some acid to cut through so I'll be throwing in some diced pickled onions.

    • Michael Connor

    • Washington, DC

    • 12/13/2021

  • Used a little less cream cheese, still very rich and tasty. Paired it with some hot sauce for dipping (I used original Cholula) and it was fantastic!

    • Aspen

    • Winston-Salem

    • 12/8/2021

  • Used ricotta - a bit less rich.

    • David

    • Boise

    • 10/6/2021

  • I found these eggs to be way to rich for my taste. I used 4 eggs and 3tbs of cream cheese and it was too much for me. I would suggest adding small amount of cream cheese and tasting until you reach the right amount of richness. The sandwich creation is pretty standard and always pretty tasty.

    • EAW

    • 20814

    • 6/30/2021