Egg Bites (in the Dash Egg Bite Maker)

I am jotting down this recipe really quickly so it's super easy for me to find again. You can do these egg bites in a Dash Egg Bite Maker, or you could easily do them in a pan on the stove or in the oven. I have also heard good things about making egg bites in a pressure cooker, so I might try that next. But the process is really simple. This recipe is for egg bites made with a silicone egg bite mold.

All you need to do is:

1. Preheat your egg bite maker along with a small amount of water to create some steam (approximately one egg-bite-mold's worth of water) with the lid closed. Water does not have to come up the sides of the molds.
1. Oven: Pour a shallow amount of water into an oven-safe pan, preferably one with a lid or use foil to cover the pan and trap the steam.
2. Pot or Pan: Pour a shallow amount of water into a pot or pan and preheat to a gentle simmer with a lid on. (You need the lid to capture the steam.) 
2. Spray your molds with non-stick spray. Eggs can stick even with silicone molds (surprise, surprise!). 
3. Once preheated, carefully place your molds in your maker/pot/pan/oven safe dish.
4. Add your mix-ins (such as cheese, bacon, ham, veggies, etc.) to the molds. I like to prepare the molds directly in the pan/maker that I am cooking the bites in so I don't spill them by trying to move them once they are filled.
5. Pour beaten eggs into each cup until about 3/4 of the way full. 
1. I used Egg Beaters from a carton which are lower calorie, pour really easily, and you don't have to worry about having part of an egg that won't fit in the molds.
6. Cook covered for 10 minutes or until eggs are set in the middle and done. 
1. Oven: Bake at 350 for approximately 15-20 minutes, according to the Internet. (This suggested cooking time could be for larger egg bites made in a muffin pan. Smaller bite molds might require less time. Just keep an eye on them the first time you make them. I would check them at 10 minutes to be safe.)
2. Pot or Pan: Bring your shallow water to a gentle simmer and cook covered for about 10 minutes.

One advantage of the egg bite maker is that it has a metal underside to the lid, and so when the eggs rise up in the cups during the cooking process, they brown slightly on top from contact with the metal. You wouldn't get the same brown crust if you make these in the oven or a pan on the stove, but the cooking process should be very similar.