{"id":8,"date":"2025-05-17T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/?p=8"},"modified":"2025-05-17T06:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T06:52:20","slug":"fluffy-egg-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/?p=8","title":{"rendered":"Fluffy Egg Clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A fancy brunch with just eggs? Yes, please.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This might look like a restaurant dish, but all you need are 9 eggs and five minutes<\/strong> of care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re whipping egg whites into clouds, hiding golden yolks inside, and baking them just enough to stay runny in the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s light, dramatic, and shockingly simple<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • 9 large eggs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A generous pinch of salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 6 tablespoons grated Parmesan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1\u00bd teaspoons red pepper flakes (optional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 3 tablespoons chopped scallions (or chives)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A bowl with water + a splash of vinegar (to keep yolks fresh while you prep)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Instructions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Prepare two bowls:<\/strong>\u00a0one for egg whites, one with water + vinegar for storing yolks so they don\u2019t dry out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Carefully separate all 9 eggs. Place yolks in the water-vinegar bath, whites in a large mixing bowl.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Add salt to the whites and beat until stiff peaks form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Gently fold in Parmesan, red pepper flakes, and scallions. Be careful not to deflate the mixture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin (or use silicone). Spoon in a layer of the fluffy mix, creating a small dip in the center.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Place one yolk into each dip. Cover gently with more mixture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Bake at 355\u00b0F (180\u00b0C) for\u00a04\u20135 minutes<\/strong>, just until the tops are lightly golden and the yolks are still soft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Serve right away \u2014 warm, airy, and full of flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Pro Tips \ud83c\udf73<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      • Don\u2019t overmix<\/strong>\u00a0after adding cheese and herbs \u2014 gentle folds are key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Use room temperature eggs<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 they whip better and hold more air.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Watch the time<\/strong>: A few seconds too long, and the yolks will firm up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        Switch It Up \ud83c\udf08<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        • Cheese:<\/strong>\u00a0Swap Parmesan for goat cheese or aged cheddar for a twist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Add-ins:<\/strong>\u00a0Crumbled bacon, herbs, even a pinch of smoked paprika.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Make it sweet:<\/strong>\u00a0Skip salt and cheese, and fold in a little sugar + vanilla \u2014 serve with berries!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          Just Curious\u2026 \ud83d\udc40<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          What would you<\/em> put inside your egg cloud?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          A tomato slice? A dab of pesto? Drop your ideas in the comments \u2014 let\u2019s get creative!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          A fancy brunch with just eggs? Yes, please. This might look like a restaurant dish, but all you need are 9 eggs and five minutes of care. We\u2019re whipping egg whites into clouds, hiding golden yolks inside, and baking them just enough to stay runny in the center. It\u2019s light, dramatic, and shockingly simple. Ingredients Instructions Pro Tips […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14,"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions\/14"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webspoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}