Summer Pavlova Recipe
Ingredients
| Egg whites | 4 Medium | |
| 225 g / 8 oz caster sugar | ||
| Vanilla essence | 1 Teaspoon | |
| White wine vinegar | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Cornflour | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 300 ml / 1/2 pint half-fat Greek-set yogurt | ||
| Honey | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 225 g / 8 oz strawberries, hulled | ||
| 125 g / 4 oz raspberries | ||
| 125 g / 4 oz blueberries | ||
| 4 kiwis, peeled and sliced | ||
| Icing sugar, to decorate | ||
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 150°C/ 300°F/Gas Mark 2. Line a baking sheet with a sheet of greaseproof or baking parchment paper.
2. Place the egg whites in a clean grease-free bowl and whisk until very stiff.
3. Whisk in half the sugar, vanilla essence, vinegar and cornflour, continue whisking until stiff.
4. Gradually, whisk in the remaining sugar, a teaspoonful at a time until very stiff and glossy.
5. Using a large spoon, arrange spoonfuls of the meringue in a circle on the greaseproof paper or baking parchment paper.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour until crisp and dry. Turn the oven off and leave the meringue in the oven to cool completely.
7. Remove the meringue from the baking sheet and peel away the parchment paper. Mix together the yogurt and honey. Place the pavlova on a serving plate and spoon the yogurt into the centre.
8. Scatter over the strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and kiwis. Dust with the icing sugar and serve.
2. Place the egg whites in a clean grease-free bowl and whisk until very stiff.
3. Whisk in half the sugar, vanilla essence, vinegar and cornflour, continue whisking until stiff.
4. Gradually, whisk in the remaining sugar, a teaspoonful at a time until very stiff and glossy.
5. Using a large spoon, arrange spoonfuls of the meringue in a circle on the greaseproof paper or baking parchment paper.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour until crisp and dry. Turn the oven off and leave the meringue in the oven to cool completely.
7. Remove the meringue from the baking sheet and peel away the parchment paper. Mix together the yogurt and honey. Place the pavlova on a serving plate and spoon the yogurt into the centre.
8. Scatter over the strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and kiwis. Dust with the icing sugar and serve.
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