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I miss Pavlova so much. This is only the second time I've made it since moving to the US from Australia, although I always indulge on my trips 'back home'. Last Christmas we served pavlova at our extended family Christmas party when I took the kids home for an Aussie Christmas ... along with plum pudding of course.
Ingredients:
- 6 large egg whites (bring eggs to room temperature before separating)
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 1/2 tbs corn starch
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- salt
Topping:
- Heavy whipping cream
- kiwifruit
- raspberries
- Lindt white chocolate
Turn the oven onto 275F. Place a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
Combine the sugar, corn starch and salt in a bowl and set aside.
Blend the egg whites and cream of tartar on low speed at first (then gradually increase to low-medium) until soft peaks form. Gradually add in the sugar mixture about 1-2 tablespoons at a time increasing the speed of the blender gradually to medium-high. Continue blending until the mixture becomes shiny, thick and peaks form and hold on their own.
Pour the mixture either into individual size servings on the cookie tray, or into one large round (cake size - which is what I did). Build up the sides slightly higer than the center.
Bake for approximately 50 minutes or until firm on the outside. Turn off the oven, but don't remove the pavlova. Crack the door on the oven and leave the pavlova inside until completely cooled.
Top with freshly whipped cream and fruit, then shave white chocolate over the top.
Looking for more recipes using California Grown produce? Try these:
California Kiwi Cream Cheese Ice Cream
California Bartlett Pear and Spinach Salad
Disclosure: I received 2 large boxes of kiwifruit from Jasbir Kullar of Kullar Farms and Sunrise Kiwi Packing.
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