Cottage cheese cloud bread is a light, fluffy, and healthy option. With just a few simple ingredients and no flour, it’s incredibly easy to make and works great as a sandwich base, snack, or alongside salads, meats, fish, or your favorite dips for a light yet satisfying meal.
Cloud bread is a soft, fluffy, low-carb alternative to traditional bread, made without flour. Its pillowy texture and almost magical simplicity first made it popular in low-carb and keto communities, before it went viral on platforms like TikTok and Pinterest.
The amazing cottage cheese cloud bread
What makes it so amazing? It’s high in protein, gluten-free, and easy to adapt with different flavors or toppings. Additionally, it resembles a cross between a pancake and a meringue. In this recipe, we use cottage cheese and mozzarella for extra richness and structure, creating a savory, satisfying version that pairs perfectly with oven-baked eggplant fries.
And, making this cloud bread has never been easier. Simply combine cottage cheese, egg yolks, fluffy egg whites, spices, and cheese to an airy batter. Pop them in the oven and bake for a short time. This cottage cheese cloud bread is ready when it turns golden brown and a bit puffy. Gorgeous, delicious, and super easy to make.
Pairings
Also, cottage cheese cloud bread is super versatile! Whether you go savory or sweet, it’s a fantastic base for toppings, spreads, or sandwich-style meals. For instance, combine it with pesto and chicken, avocado and salmon, a rich salad, or go sweet with peanut butter and banana, or simply a fruity jam.
I paired it with eggplant fries because of their crispiness. I love it when two textures go together so well. It’s all about harmony. These crispy aubergine fries are coated in olive oil, smoked paprika, and sesame seeds, then roasted to golden perfection. When combined with the fluffy cottage cheese cloud bread and a tahini yogurt dip, they make each bite more engaging.
Moreover, you can enjoy them as a snack, as a side dish, or as a flavourful and satisfying meal.
Additionally, you might also like these easy and delicious recipes: classic tiramisu, cheese stuffed potato cakes, honey figs cheese stuffed mushrooms, or baked pumpkin mac and cheese.
Ingredients for ca 4 cottage cheese cloud breads:
- 3 large eggs (separated)
- 160g cottage cheese
- 1-2g baking powder
- 50 g light grated mozzarella
- 1 eggplant
- 4 g corn starch
- 30-40 ml olive oil
- 10 g sesame seeds
- 2 g smoked paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
Preheat the oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with parchment paper. Then, cut the eggplant into 1-1.5 cm thick sticks, similar to fries.
In a large mixing bowl, combine olive oil, cornstarch, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, and sesame seeds. Stir, add the eggplant sticks, and toss them well to coat evenly.
Bake the eggplant fries
Arrange the eggplant sticks onto the baking tray in a single layer. Push them in the oven and bake for about 25 minutes, flipping them halfway through. Once they turn golden brown and crispy, remove from the oven and keep warm.
Bake the cloud bread
Keep the oven temperature at 160°C on convection setting.
Firstly, prepare the batter. In one bowl, combine egg yolks, cottage cheese, baking powder, a pinch of salt, and pepper. Whisk until well combined. Add the grated mozzarella and stir, using a spatula.
In the other bowl, beat the egg whites and a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form. Now, add half of the whipped egg whites to the yolk-cheese batter and gently fold them in. Fold in the remaining egg whites.
At this point, spoon the batter into 4 to 6 parts (rounded shape) onto the baking sheet lined with baking paper.
Bake it for 20–23 minutes until golden and slightly puffed.
Finally, serve these fluffy cottage cheese cloud breads and crispy eggplant fries with some homemade tahini yogurt.
Enjoy.
