Pavlova (Mum's Recipe)

Dessert, Pie, Cake, Ice Cream

Difficulty: Easy Servings: 8 Source:

Ingredients

4 egg whites

1 cup caster sugar (200 g)

1 tablespoon cornflour (AKA cornstarch)

1 teaspoon white vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla

pinch salt

300 ml cream

strawberries or bananas blueberries, raspberries

Description

This is Mum’s recipe except I have added the cornflour because it’s in every other pavlova recipe.

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 150C/300F.

Grease lightly & place baking paper on a baking tray.

Ensure the TM mixing bowl is clean and dry.

Insert butterfly and leave measuring cup (MC) off.

Place egg whites in bowl and whisk for TIME 3 minutes  / TEMP 37C (100F) / SPEED 3 until soft peaks form. (Could be 5 mins depending on the temperature of the eggs this may take a little longer.)

Set TM for TIME 3 minutes / 40C (104F) / SPEED 3, then gradually add the caster sugar over the three minute period (1 tablespoon at a time).

Set TM for TIME 2 minutes / 50C (122F) / SPEED 3, add the cornflour, vanilla, white vinegar and salt.

Pile the meringue on the prepared tray.

Bake in the oven for about 1.5–2 hour and turn off the oven and leave in there (door closed).

Once cooked, turn the heat off and allow the pavlova to cool in the oven.

Just before serving whip the cream with icing sugar.

Add the cream to the pavlova and top with mixed berries.