Chef John's Cloud Eggs

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 3

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

4. 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.

5. 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.