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Protein in a Cloud

Protein in a Cloud


     Last night I had "brinner".  (Breakfast for dinner).  Most people consider eggs, bacon or sausage, biscuits/toast to be brinner, but I had eggs and oatmeal.  Not just any eggs, but cloud eggs.





     One bite of these hen fruits will be all you need to know why they are called "cloud" eggs.  They are so light and fluffy. They look like they would be difficult to make, but they aren't at all.

     Turn on your oven and separate the eggs.




     Isn't my egg separator nifty?  I found it online, but if you don't have one a water or soda bottle works too.

     Whisk the egg whites until foamy, add salt.  Continue whisking until stiff peaks form.  I used my hand mixer with a whisk attachment, but regular beaters would work too.




    When egg whites resemble Cool Whip, gently fold in grated cheese.  I used Parmesan because that's what I had on hand, but any cheese would be good, as well as bacon bits.




     Spoon the egg white/cheese mixture into equal size mounds onto a lightly oiled or parchment paper lined baking sheet.  Using the back of the spoon, press lightly on the center of each mound to make a yolk-sized well.  Bake 4-5 minutes, just until the clouds start to turn color. Gently place a yolk in the well of each cloud, (my separator worked great for that, but you can use a spoon, just be careful not to rupture the yolk.), return to oven and bake until desired doneness.




This was after baking for 3 minutes ,roughly sunnyside up. Bake about 8 minutes for fully set.


Cloud Eggs

4 eggs
1/16 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400℉.  Separate the eggs, put the whites in a large bowl, the yolks in a small bowl and set aside.  Whisk the whites until they are foamy, add salt.  Keep whisking until firm peaks form. Gently fold in cheese.  Spoon egg whites in 4 equal mounds on a lightly oiled or parchment paper lined baking sheet.  Use the back of a spoon to make yolk-size wells in center of each mound. Bake until just starting to color, about 5 minutes.  Gently spoon a yolk into the well of each mound.  Return to the oven and bake until desired doneness is reached.  About 3 minutes for runny, up to 8 minutes for fully set.  Serve immediately.

Nothing tastes as good as healthy feels! 






   
         
     




     














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