Pavlova

A few weeks ago I was having some friends over for a 'pop-up BBQ'. As it was going to be a lovely day I thought that a pavlova would be a nice and light dessert. As I had never cooked a pavlova before, I decided to google and find a recipe that looked easy. Of course I ended up on the Donna Hay website and made her version of a pavlova. I am not usually a fan of pavlova and a few of my guests said the same but we all loved this recipe.

https://www.donnahay.com.au/recipes/recipe-entertaining/pavlova

Ingredients

• 4 eggwhites
• 1 cup (220g) caster (superfine) sugar
• 3 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• whipped cream and fresh fruit, to serve

Method

 

Preheat oven to 150°C (300°F).

Place the eggwhites in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar, beating well until the mixture is glossy.

Sift the cornflour over, add the vinegar and fold through.

Pile into an 18cm-round on a baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper.

Place in the oven, reduce the heat to 120°C (250°F) and cook for 1 hour.

Turn the oven off and allow the meringue to cool in the oven.

To serve, top with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

 

HINT: The recipe mentions 18cm round, to achieve this I turned the baking paper over and drew around a plate so that I can see the marking on the opposite side and it is a circle.