Friday, August 28, 2009

Pavlova

Ingredients:
3 egg whites
175g caster sugar
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp cornflour
5 kiwi fruit (strawberries, peaches, pineapple)
300 ml whipping cream

Method:
  1. Preheat oven to 150° C.
  2. Mark size of required pavlova on baking sheet.
  3. Beat egg whites until stiff, gradually sprinkling in sugar, 1 Tbsp at a time.
  4. Blend vinegar with cornflour & whisk into egg whites with last spoonful of sugar.
  5. Spread meringue on marked baking sheet, building sides higher than centre.
  6. Put in centre of oven, reduce heat to 140° C & bake for 1 hour or until pale cream in colour. Turn off oven & leave pavlova to cool completely in oven.
  7. When cool, remove baking sheet & place on serving plate.
  8. Whip cream & spoon into pavlova & arrange fruit over cream.

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