Finding or baking decent gf bread can be problematic. Poor texture, weird flavors, big holes the middle of the loaf, leaden brick like baked products, high prices and lots of ingredients which must be compiled exactly according to the recipe. It adds up to a fair amount of stress as to just having a sandwich.
The other week I made some really interesting bread/rolls. The name is “cloud bread” (also called oopsie bread) and it has no flour, no oats nor any grains. I was intrigued when I kept seeing this cloud bread popping up in my support group messages and just had to try it. My recipe has five ingredients but three should be in your pantry already. It was very easy, quick and yes; tasty. So it made a super bread for a ham and cheese sandwich and a ham/turkey and cheese sandwich. I ate one warm out of the oven, also enjoyable. Great with a little jam or jelly on top.
I added a couple toppings which add a lot to the flavor and look of it. I recommend them but it sure can be made plain. You have to use full fat cream cheese to make it work, only a few tablespoons so don’t get all freaked out over that issue!
Cloud Bread/Rolls (makes six large ones)
3 eggs, room temperature and separated; in two separate mixing bowls
3 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. honey
Pinch salt
Toppings; sesame seeds and a tbsp. of chopped fresh rosemary.
Directions
Beat the egg yolks with the cream cheese until it is very smooth, lemon yellow. Add the baking powder and honey, beat in.
Beat the egg whites until foamy, add a sprinkle of salt. Beat until stiff peaks form. Fold together gently with the yolk mixture until mostly blended together.
While the egg whites were beating I lined a big baking sheet with parchment paper and sprayed it lightly with Pam. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Some people heat the pan in the oven before spreading the dough; I didn’t bother but feel free to preheat your pan.
Using a big spoon spread the bread mixture on in six big circles spaced 1-2 inches apart. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and or finely chopped fresh rosemary. Bake until golden brown between 20 and 30 minutes. I did just about 30 minutes for mine. Using a spatula separate them from the parchment paper right away. Let cool. Store in a ziplock bag overnight; they will get soft and be ready for sandwiches. Keep them in the fridge. I put slices of wax paper between them to avoid sticking. They keep about 3 days there and a week in the freezer. Wonderful flavor and texture for sandwiches: I used one for the top and a second one as the bottom of the sandwich. It did not fall apart and looked fantastic.
Did I mention they are no carbs in this bread? Yeap; this delightful bread is great for my low carbing friends!