Eating Keto on Cloud Nine!
Beating egg whites is awesome! They turn from a soppy liquid into stiff, foamy peaks! When we first whisked egg whites, we were skeptical, but the change happened so quickly we couldn’t believe it. The egg whites make a fluffy cloud-like creation that’s simply beautiful and fun to shape. Just for the sake of experiencing this if you haven’t, you should make this recipe and let your inner kid out :).
In addition to the egg whites, which brown on the outside but stay just as fluffy inside after baking, we weaved bacon as the base for additional flavor, fat and protein. These are usually made with a slice of bread underneath, but who needs those extra carbs when you have bacon?!
Whip up these egg clouds for friends or family for brunch and they’ll be blown away by just how unique and beautiful the dish is!
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Here’s how to make them:
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- Preheat your oven to 350 F.
- First, take 3 strips of bacon per cloud you’re preparing and fold them in half lengthwise. Cut along the fold to ensure both halves are the same length for a perfect square bed.
- Lay 3 half length strips of bacon parallel to each other on a baking sheet and fold the middle strip over.
- Place a strip perpendicular to the 3 and fold back over. Take the two outer strips and fold over.
- Place another strip of bacon in the center perpendicularly. Flip the middle strip over on the weave.
- Lastly, place the final strip and fold back over! Do this as many times as you will be making egg clouds. If you like your bacon crispy, make sure to prebake the strips for about 5 minutes before adding the egg whites.
- Next, separate 2 eggs and save the yolks in a bowl. Be gentle and do not break the yolks. It’ll look better if the yolks are intact. Place the egg whites in a deep mixing bowl so that no egg splashes out as you're beating.
- Whisk the egg whites with an electric hand mixer for about 5 minutes. You will notice the egg white transform into a thick, white foam that’s more solid than liquid. This stage is commonly referred to as “stiff peaks” forming in the mixture.
- It’s at this point you want to add salt and garlic powder and whisk it in. If you added it earlier, the eggs would have taken much longer to form their cloudiness.
- Spoon your seasoned egg whites onto the bacon weave to create a little cloud. Then make a little dip in each cloud to house the egg yolk that you will gently drop in.
- Season the tops of the clouds with cayenne or paprika and pepper.
- Place in the oven for about 10 minutes or until your bacon is sizzling and the clouds have become golden.
- Plate them and sprinkle with some coarse salt and dig in!
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This is a nice change from the usual bacon and eggs. I baked the bacon before hand and it was still a little chewy so I’ll pre-bake it a little longer next time. I was afraid the yolk would be undercooked but it turned out perfect for someone that likes their fried eggs over easy. For the over hard fan simply break the yolk and it will run over the cloud and cook. Not as attractive but still good. This is definitely a good recipe to play around with for a break from the usual bacon and egg breakfast.
IT WORKED VERY WELL
This recipe is tasty, but it might serve better to have the bacon partially cooked in the oven before forming the clouds. I gave it a try and only the exposed corners of the bacon weave came out properly cooked, what was under the cloud was a bit on the raw and chewy side.
Yes, for crispy bacon, definitely a good idea to pre-bake the bacon. We will add that in to the recipe. Thanks!