Cloud Bread

Where This Goes Wrong

Not a speck of yolk in the whites. This recipe has nothing else holding it up.

They are fragile straight from the oven and flexible an hour later. Wait.

Store them with paper between the layers or they stick together.

How to Make Cloud Bread

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1. Heat the oven to 150°C / 300°F and line two trays with baking paper.

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2. Beat the yolks with the cream cheese, salt and onion powder until completely smooth — no lumps at all. A hand whisk and a minute of patience.

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3. In a scrupulously clean bowl, whisk the whites with the cream of tartar to stiff, glossy peaks that hold their shape when the whisk is lifted.

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4. Stir a third of the whites into the yolk mixture to loosen it, working the lumps out entirely.

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5. Fold in the remaining whites in two additions with a large spatula, stopping the moment no streaks remain.

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6. Spoon 8 mounds onto the trays, spacing them well, and spread each to about 10 cm across and 1.5 cm deep.

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7. Scatter with sesame seeds if using and bake 25 to 28 minutes, until golden and dry to the touch.

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8. Cool on the trays for 10 minutes, then move to a rack. They firm as they cool and become flexible after an hour in an airtight box.

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After You've Cooked It

Airtight at room temperature for 2 days, or refrigerated for 5. They soften in the fridge; refresh 3 minutes at 150°C / 302°F.

Serving Cloud Bread

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Cloud Bread Nutrition Facts

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.