Pavlova with Berries
A crisp-shelled, marshmallow-soft meringue piled with whipped cream and fresh berries, the celebration dessert of Australia and New Zealand. Bake the base ahead and assemble just before serving. Adapted from “Pavlova” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Gave amounts for the cream, powdered sugar and fruit; the sugar is beaten in gradually rather than folded, and the meringue cools in the switched-off oven, as the source's notes suggest. Photo: Dariusz Więckiewicz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Pavlova Cake”).
Source: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Pavlova
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Ingredients12
Meringue
Topping
Method10 steps
Heat the oven to 150 °C (300 °F). Line a baking sheet with baking paper and draw a 20 cm circle on it.
10 min Hands-offWhisk the egg whites3 with the salt1 pinch until very stiff.
5 min Can start right awayBeat in the water, then add the sugar250 g a spoonful at a time, whisking until the meringue is thick and glossy and stands in sharp peaks.
8 minGently fold in the vinegar1 tsp, vanilla and cornflour1 tsp.
1 minSpread the meringue into the circle, making the sides a little higher than the middle.
3 minBake for about 45 minutes, until the outside is crisp and dry.
45 min Hands-off After steps 1 & 5Turn off the oven and leave the meringue inside with the door ajar until completely cool, about 1 hour. This helps stop the middle collapsing.
1 h Hands-offWhip the cream300 ml with the powdered sugar1 tbsp to soft peaks.
4 min After step 6Hull and halve the strawberries250 g and rinse the blueberries125 g.
5 min After step 6Slide the cooled meringue onto a plate, spread the cream over the top and pile on the fruit. Scatter with mint and serve straight away.
3 min After steps 7, 8 & 9
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2 h 5 min total · 29 min hands-on· saves 19 min vs. one-by-one
- 2Whisk the egg whites…
- 3Beat in the water
- 1Heat the oven to 150…
- 4Gently fold in the vinegar…
- 5Spread the meringue…
- 6Bake for
- 7Turn off the oven…
- 9Hull and halve the strawberries…
- 8Whip the cream…
- 10Slide the cooled meringue…
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By @soucrunch · Published
Australian · vegetarian · gluten-free · nut-free · dessert
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