When you hear the word fluff, what comes to mind?
Clouds are fluffy to me….
I also consider a big pile of cotton balls to be fluffy....
The belly of a kitty can be very, very fluffy....
(my brother would call this the “Fluff Experience”)
and lately I find slime to be fluffy!
(….you read that right, I wrote slime)
I know you are thinking, whaaaat? Slime….gross! To be more specific, I mean fluffy slime. It’s the latest fedish my daughter has and she makes it here at home, and on my table, mind you. So when I was constructing this fluffy post, fluffy slime popped in my head. But back to my question and fluff in general. What popped into your head? I am going to guess breakfast was not something that came to mind. Haha, me neither, but that is exactly what this post is about, a fluffy breakfast.
Now I should to tell you right off the bat, that this is not one of the family favorites that I had to convert to a more healthy version so the hubby could enjoy. This recipe, my daughter found and we just had to try it for ourselves. It was fun and we did enjoy the finished product, so read on and let me know if you liked it as well.
So it started when Tayler came to me one morning and told me she saw a video on making fluffy eggs. Of course the look on my face made her roll her eyes at me, but of course she peeked my curiosity. Naturally I asked how do you make them? “Eggs and sparkling water, but I don’t remember how much water”, was her reply. Not helpful my dear, but having a mom who likes to experiment in the kitchen, I was up for the challenge of figuring out how much sparkling water was too much or too little.
So with ingredients on hand, we (she was curious too) set out on a fluffy egg mission. We cooked two eggs, one with sparkling water and one without. You see, to call it a fluffy egg, I of course had to know if the water really made the egg fluffier than an egg cooked without sparkling water.
We found a 1:1 ratio works. 1 egg to 1 TBSP of sparkling water and you should be good.
Crack egg in a small mixing bowl and add the sparkling water. Whisk to your hearts content. (until well blended, try not to leave any egg un-whisked). You should have some bubbles.
I added a small amount of butter to the pan for flavor and non stick purposes, but that is up to you.
Heat pan on medium heat, pour egg into pan and cover for 5 minutes. Do not lift the lid or turn the eggs, let the heat cook it for you. Keep in mind stove top temps vary so try not to have the heat too high or you’ll over cook/burn the bottom of the egg. (true story).
After 5 minutes, lift cooked egg out of the pan and that is it! Simple.
So now that they are cooked, can you tell which egg has the sparkling water in it and which one doesn’t? Honestly, it does not make the egg fluffier in size, but it does make it fluffier in texture. They certainly are lighter. So the hubby was in on the taste test, of course, what man would pass up food, and he confirms the sparkling water egg is lighter in texture.
So this got me thinking (this is how the mind of a “let’s experiment with food” works) I wonder what sparkling water would do with pancakes? Tayler of course perked up with that idea and said, “let’s try it! I could go for pancakes this morning!”
So again, with necessary ingredients in hand, we set off to make a fluffy pancake comparison.
We used our favorite boxed pancake mix and the only change we made was substitute the sparkling water for the milk.
The batter will foam up a bit, but that is to be expected with carbonated anything.
So with burner on medium-high, we pancaked away.
The usual dry edges and bubbles in the batter still occurred as the pancake cooked, but when we flipped it, it did rise a little more than usual, and the color was a much more golden color than I usually get out of my pancakes.
We set the two pancakes side by side just like we did with the eggs, to get a fair fluff comparison. I have to tell you, the sparkling water did make the pancakes a little fluffier in size! And the texture you ask? Very light. And fluffy.
So when all was said and done, we scrambled ourselves another set of eggs (the first batch had been eaten in the taste test) seasoned them with a little salt and pepper and sprinkled some cheese, I like melted cheese on my eggs, added a sausage patty, warmed up some syrup and had ourselves a fluffy breakfast!
OK. Lee drinks sparkling water all the time. Since I have it on hand, we will try your fluffy breakfast!
Wonderful. I hope your fluffy breakfast helps lighten your day. 🙂 Let me know what you think.