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Pavlova
Australia
Australia and New Zealand both claim to have invented it, named after ballerina Anna Pavlova's 1926 tour.
Australia's great dessert — a vast meringue disc with a crispy shell and marshmallowy interior, topped with whipped cream and passionfruit.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
90 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
445 kcal
Serves
8
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
6egg whites
300gcaster sugar
1 tspwhite wine vinegar
1 tspcornflour
500mldouble cream, whipped
4passionfruit, pulp scooped
strawberries and kiwito decorate
Method
1
Whisk egg whites to stiff peaks. Add sugar one spoon at a time. Fold in vinegar and cornflour.
2
Spread onto a lined tray into a circle.
3
Bake at 130°C for 90 minutes. Turn oven off. Leave inside 1 hour.
4
Top with cream and fruit.
Chef's Tip
Never open the oven during baking — the temperature change cracks the meringue.
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