cloud egg

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cloud egg (plural cloud eggs)

(usually in the plural) A dish made with whipped egg whites baked with the yolks nestled in the center, resulting in a fluffy texture.
- 2018, Jen Fisch, The Big Book of Ketogenic Diet Cooking: 200 Everyday Recipes and Easy 2-Week Meal Plans for a Healthy Keto Lifestyle, Sourcebooks, page 145:
  The first time I saw cloud eggs I was amazed, and I couldn’t believe I had never made these light, puffy creations before. Runny yolk in the middle of a flavorful cloud of egg whites and seasoning—yum! The key is getting the egg whites super fluffy, so use a mixer unless you are looking for an intense arm workout.
- 2020 October 16, “The breakfast hack EVERYONE needs to know about: Home cook shares his simple secret for whipping up fluffy 'cloud eggs' in a matter of minutes”, in Daily Mail‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-04-30:
  A home cook has shared his simple trick for cooking the perfect fluffy, 'cloud eggs'. The father cracked a whole egg into a non-stick pan, which was sitting on his kitchen benchtop. Then he proceeded to whisk the egg whites with his hand, avoiding the yolk, until firm peaks form