Trying to go keto, but having a craving for bread, or need a quick sandwich for lunch? This keto cloud bread loaf is a keto bread recipe made using egg whites and protein powder and tastes just like real white bread.
Make Low Carb Bread Using Egg Whites
I have been working with clients wanting to lose weight using a low carb/keto approach. During this time, I’ve found that my almond flour keto bread has too much fat to be helpful to my clients anymore.
In my opinion, being able to add butter, mayonnaise, butter or cheese to a sandwich makes it a little more interesting, keeping keto sustainable long term.
This made me think, maybe I could take my cloud bread recipe and just make a loaf from that recipe. I wanted to keep it simple, using ingredients you can purchase from your grocery store. Always using ingredients you have to purchase online just makes everyone frustrated.
There are a few similar recipes around which utilise different ingredients. Everything from sour cream (sugarfreemom) to Alulose (Maria Emmerich).
Whilst these recipes are great (and you should definitely follow both Brenda and Maria as they are fantastic recipe developers) adding sour cream means you can’t add other delicious fats.
Also, allulose is what’s called a “rare sugar”, and when made commercially, manufacturers use enzymes to convert fructose from corn and other plants into allulose. Not exactly what I call health food.
This bread is made with only 3 ingredients. Egg whites, whey protein powder and cream of Tartar. All available at your local grocery store.
Does this bread taste eggy?
You’d think that so much egg white would make the whole house smell like eggs… I’ve made this recipe a lot recently, and there is no eggy smell whatsoever.
The only time you might encounter an eggy smell when baking this recipe is if you have the oven turned up too high (causing a burning smell) – which also happens in the toaster if the bread gets too close to the heating elements.
Where do you buy egg whites?
You can purchase egg whites in the egg section at your grocery store. Thanks to all the low-fat diets, buying plain egg whites is actually pretty easy.
This brand is available at both Coles and Woolworths. There is also a free-range version of the same product which is in a green coloured container.
Where do you buy protein powder?
You can use any whey protein powder you like, but I find this one works the best. It is unflavoured, and it’s in the health food section at coles.
How to make keto cloud bread loaf
- Preheat your fan forced oven to 160C (320F).
- In a large clean dry bowl, whisk the egg whites on medium speed until stiff peaks form (about 5-8 minutes). This can be done in a stand mixer or using a hand held electric mixer.
- Add in the whey protein powder and Cream of Tartar, and mix on low until all the ingredients are combined and uniform in colour.
- Grease a bread loaf tin, and line with partchment paper (quick tip, scrunching the partchment paper into a ball, then unfolding will help the paper mould to the shape of the tin).
- Spoon the egg white mixture into the bread loaf tin until the mixture goes above the top of the tin. Use the back of your spoon to shape into a bread loaf, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes
- Once 30 minutes is up, turn the oven off and place a kitchen towel into the door of the oven to keep it slightly adjar. Keep it like this for 20-30 minutes, as this will allow the oven to cool slowly and help avoid the loaf from deflating.
- Remove the loaf from the oven, and slice into 10 thick slices. Nutritional information is per slice.
- These slices will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, or frozen with partchment paper bewteen the slices for up to 2 weeks.
What to do with egg yolks if using separated whole eggs?
If you are just using regular eggs, keep the egg yolks! They work really well when making recipes such as:
What is Cream Of Tartar (and do I have to use it?)
When whipped, egg whites (also known as albumen) can swell up to eight times their initial volume. The acidity of cream of tartar helps egg whites achieve their full volume potential, and stabilizes them by helping hold in water and air.
What are the macros for this keto cloud bread loaf recipe?
Per slice, this bread has a total of:
- 50cals
- 10g protein
- 1g fat
- 1g total carbs
Compared to my keto almond flour bread, this has substantially less fat, which means you can add fats on top, like nut butter, mayonnaise, avocado or butter.
Tip
When whipped, egg whites (also known as albumen) can swell up to eight times their initial volume. The acidity of cream of tartar helps egg whites achieve their full volume potential, and stabilizes them by helping hold in water and air.
Other Keto-Friendly Bread Recipes
Keto Cloud Bread Loaf
Ingredients
- 350 ml egg whites or egg whites from 12 large eggs – 12 floz
- 60 g whey protein powder 2 scoops, unflavoured – 2 oz
- 1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
- butter for greasing the pan
Instructions
- Preheat your convection (fan forced) oven to 160C (320F).
- In a large clean dry bowl, whisk the egg whites on medium speed until stiff peaks form (about 5-8 minutes). This can be done in a stand mixer or using a hand held electric mixer.
- Add in the whey protein powder and Cream of Tartar, and mix on low until all the ingredients are combined and uniform in colour.
- Grease a bread loaf tin, and line with partchment paper (quick tip, scrunching the partchment paper into a ball, then unfolding will help the paper mould to the shape of the tin).
- Spoon the egg white mixture into the bread loaf tin until the mixture goes above the top of the tin. Use the back of your spoon to shape into a bread loaf, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes
- Once 30 minutes is up, turn the oven off and place a kitchen towel into the door of the oven to keep it slightly adjar. Keep it like this for 20-30 minutes, as this will allow the oven to cool slowly and help avoid the loaf from deflating.
- Remove the loaf from the oven, and slice into 10 thick slices. Nutritional information is per slice.
- These slices will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, or frozen with partchment paper bewteen the slices for up to 2 weeks.
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Tips & Notes:
What is Cream Of Tartar (and do I have to use it?)
When whipped, egg whites (also known as albumen) can swell up to eight times their initial volume. The acidity of cream of tartar helps egg whites achieve their full volume potential, and stabilizes them by helping hold in water and air.Need it to be 100% Dairy-Free?
There is very little dairy in whey protein isolate, however, if you need it to be 100% dairy-free, you can also use egg protein powder with the exact same results.What If I Don’t Have A Convection Oven?
Simply adjust to cooking temperature to 180C (350F)Do You Know Your Macros?
Check out my free personalised macro calculator
Elizabeth says
Hi Aaron, haven’t made it yet but I only just found the recipe. What size is your bread pan as there are many different sizes? Thankyou
Leonie says
This is such a simple recipe, but so good!!
I actually used vanilla protein powder and added 1 tbsp stevia as well to make it sweet and it turned out so yummy! Really good with peanut butter on top! Thanks so much for the recipe!
Jona says
Is there a replacement for whey protein?
FatForWeightLoss says
You could use egg white protein powder as suggested in the notes. I hope that helps!
David Dack says
The thing I missed the most about going keto is the bread, but little did I know there are actually many recipes to make bread-like keto-friendly loafs.
Your recipe seems simple and easy to make. Can’t wait to try it. Thank you
Justin says
After making, how would this bread hold up to make French toast? Would it become too soggy introducing a soak in liquid?
FatForWeightLoss says
I’ve done this a lot of times, and it works really well! Just be sure to fry well on each side.
cathy wardle says
I have tried this recipe 3 times now, but everytime towards the bottom half of the loaf it gets gelatinous instead of bread like…I’m unsure whether it’s because I live at a high altitude and not a sealevel. I’m also battling to get the bread not to deflate even though I now just leave it in the oven to cool down. Any helpful tips would be much appreciated
FatForWeightLoss says
Hmmm, I’d say it’s due to the elevation you are cooking at. Have you changed the temperature of the oven to compensate when making the bread? What do you do for other recipes?
Georgia says
I also just had a loaf turn out dense on the bottom and fluffy on top… Im at se level and have a convection oven. What should I do next time to try and avoid this?
FatForWeightLoss says
Hmmm, unfortunately, I’m not sure. Ensure your eggs are fresh potentially?
Brenda says
Can nutritional yeast be added to dough for flavor and nutrition? How much?
FatForWeightLoss says
Hi Brenda, nutritional yeast is not necessary for this recipe.
Zaheera khan says
Hi I have egg white powder will that work?
Rach says
Does this bread toast okay??
FatForWeightLoss says
Yes it does, but don’t burn it, because only then will it smell eggy 🙂
Charlene Middlekoop says
Thank you for this recipe Aaron. Genius. I made this today and even though it leaked over the sides the taste and texture is as promised. I will be investing in a bigger loaf pan. Can I add sesame seeds to the top and some salt?
FatForWeightLoss says
Hi Charlene, I had a comment from a previous reader saying that they were able to make a high sided loaf pan by simply adding a higher level of parchment paper around the edges so the expanding loaf goes up, instead of over the side. I believe this comment is on this page.