Recommended to me today by tesco.  Sounds a 'strange' combination to me........ anyone tried it?

Alyn Williams's cheesy egg with Marmite soldiers

• Rating: 4 stars
• Takes: 10 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 8 slices brown bread, thin
• 30g butter, softened
• 8tsp Marmite
• For the cheesy egg
• 20g unsalted butter
• 20g plain flour
• 350ml skimmed milk
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 110g half fat medium cheese, grated
• 4 eggs, medium
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch black pepper

Each serving contains 444 calories, 8.5g sugar, 19.3g fat, 10g saturates and 2.2g salt.

Method

Like a bigger, cheesy version of boiled egg and soldiers, this is a fun weekend breakfast that the kids will either love…or hate!

Cover all the slices of bread with a thin layer of Marmite.

Sandwich the slices together to make 4 Marmite sandwiches. 

Butter the outside of each sandwich before removing the crusts and cutting into 2cm soldiers. Put on a plate and keep in the fridge.

Heat the butter in a pan. Once the butter starts to foam add the flour and stir for 3 minutes.

Slowly add the milk, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon. 

When the sauce begins to thicken slightly add a pinch of nutmeg and leave to simmer for a further 5 minutes.

Stir in the grated cheese - reserving a small handful for later - before seasoning with salt and pepper. 

Take 4 ramekins and spoon in enough cheese sauce to cover the bottom of each. Break the eggs and add one to each ramekin. Top with a couple more spoonfuls of sauce followed by a sprinkling of grated cheese. Let the children do all the spooning of the sauce.

Cook in an oven set to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbling. Carefully remove and leave to cool for 5 minutes.

Place a frying pan over a low-medium heat. Add the Marmite soldiers to the pan and cook until golden brown on both sides. 

Place the ramekins onto saucers, arrange the Marmite soldiers alongside and dip away!