Name: Chef John's Cloud Eggs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 0.25 teaspoon white vinegar; 1 pinch salt; 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, or as needed

Ingredients

2 large eggs
0.25 teaspoon white vinegar
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon unsalted butter, or as needed

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone liner (such as Silpat®) and butter lightly.
Step 2

Crack 1 egg into a clean hand and then separate carefully by letting egg white drip between your fingers into a large bowl. Reserve yolk in a separate, smaller bowl. Repeat with second egg.
Step 3

Pour vinegar into egg whites. Add salt, and whisk until we have relatively firm, but not dry, peaks.
Step 4

Spoon the egg whites onto the prepared baking sheet, making sure they are not too wide, as we want some height here. Shape as desired and make a small depression in centers using the back of a spoon.
Step 5

Bake in center of the preheated oven until egg whites just start to take on some golden color, 5 to 6 minutes. Add yolks to depressions, and bake until yolks are heated through, but still runny, 3 to 4 minutes more. Serve on butter toast.

Enjoy your meal!