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- Pavlova
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- 4 egg whites (should be as fresh as possible)
- good pinch of salt
- 1 heaped cup castor sugar (superfine sugar)
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 level tablespoon cornflour -- wheaten cornflour for preference
- (don't know what wheaten cornflour is -- cornflour is cornstarch)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 300 ml (10 fluid oz) thickened cream, whipped
- 4 bananas
- 3 passionfruit
- 1 punnet strawberries
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- Preheat oven to hot. Cover a greased flat baking tray with gladbake (??)
- or a split open oven bag. Grease well with butter, sprinkle with
- cornflour and tap off excess (the cornflour gives a nice dry surface
- under the pavlova.
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- Using a 18 cm (7 inch) cake tin as a guide, mark out a circle on the
- tray with a skewer.
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- Beat egg whites and salt until stiff. Add sugar 1 heaped tablespoon
- at a time until all sugar has been added. When finished, the meringue
- should be thick and shiny. Stir in vinegar, cornflour and vanilla,
- stir gently then pile onto prepared tray. The mixture should stay
- roughly in the marked circle, simply smooth over the top (It is important
- not to make the mistake of scooping out the centre). The mixture should
- be about 6 cm (2 1/2 inches) high for a good marshmallow centre. Drop
- oven temperature to very slow before placing the pavlova in the oven.
- Bake for 1 1/4 hours. Remove from oven and cool for a few minutes,
- then turn upside down onto a flat serving plate. Remove paper or
- ovenwrap carefully. The centre will sink slightly as the pavlova cools.
- When cold, fill with whipped cream and top with sliced bananas, passion
- fruit pulp and whole strawberries (but don't fill until right before
- you serve).
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- Pavlova for a Crowd
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- 9 egg whites
- good pinch of salt
- 500 g (1 lb) castor sugar
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons cornflour (cornstarch)
- 600-750 ml (1 1/4 pints) thickened cream, whipped
- 6 bananas
- 6-8 passionfruit
- 2 punnets strawberries
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- The method is the same as for the basic recipe for marshmallow pavlova.
-
- [This is what the recipe says and I know I'm going to get requests
- for a basic recipe. Check rec.food.recipes later today as I'm
- planning on posting it there or email me.]
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- Shape the meringue into an oval about 18 cm (7 inches) by 23 cm (9
- inches) and 6 cm (2 1/2 inches) high. It usually fits diagonally
- across a normal sized baking tray. Flatten the top of the meringue
- with a spatula. Preheat oven to hot, turn to very slow. Bake for
- about 2 hours. Stand for a few minutes. Turn out onto the serving
- tray (the easiest way is to put the tray over the pavlova gently,
- then carefully turn so the tray is underneath). Remove the paper and
- cool. The centre will sink gradually as the pavlova cools. It's
- not a bad idea to mark a small oval in the centre with the point of
- a knife so that the centre sinks evenly, leaving the outside edge
- intact. Fill with cream and fruit when cold, but no sooner than 1
- hour before serving. Serves 18-20.
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- Rolled Pavlova
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- 3 egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornflour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 6 tablespoons boiling water
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- Beat all the ingredient together until very thick. Line the bottom of
- a sponge roll tin with greaseproof paper and grease the sides.
- Sprinkle the base with coconut. Spread mixture into tin, smooth the
- top and sprinkle with more coconut. Bake at 360F for 20 minutes.
- Turn out onto greaseproof paper, roll up and leave until cold. Unroll
- and spread with whipped cream and crushed raspberries or strawberries
- and roll up again. Serves six.
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- Pavlova
-
- 3 egg whites
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1 cup castor sugar
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 3 teaspoons cornflour
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- Beat egg whites until very stiff, add cold water and beat again. Add
- castor sugar very gradually while still beating. Slow beater and add
- vinegar, vanilla and cornflour. Place on greased paper on a greased
- tray and bake at 150C (300F) for 45 minutes then leave to cool in the oven.
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- For serving you top the whole thing with whipped
- cream. You can do this bit ahead and it will help soften the top of
- the pavlova and make it like marshmallow right through. Just before
- serving decorate the cream with fresh fruit. Of course many Kiwis use
- kiwifruit. Strawberries are nice. So is a mix of well drained
- crushed pineapple topped with grated walnuts.
- Passionfruit is also nice.
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- HAZELNUT PAVLOVA
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- 4 egg whites
- pinch of salt
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp vinegar
- 1-1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup ground hazelnuts
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- Oil and flour a 9" springform tin. Preheat oven to 300.
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- Beat egg whites and salt at full speed until they stand in peaks. Sift
- sugar and sprinkle in 1 tablespoon at a time, still beating on high speed.
- Fold in the vinegar, vanilla, and hazelnuts.
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- Pour into prepared tin and bake at 300 for 1 hour. Turn off heat and leave
- pan in oven until it is cold. When it is cold, remove it from tin (it will
- collapse slightly).
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- Before serving, fill the center with vanilla ice cream (you can also used
- whipped cream), and pour over the chocolate sauce, then sprinkle more
- chopped hazelnuts on top.
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- Chocolate Sauce
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- 1 large package semi-sweet chocolate, melted in double boiler
- Cointreau
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- She did not give me any measurements for the sauce (and I haven't made it
- in about 10 years and don't remember how much I put in - possible 1 or 2
- tablespoons), so I guess just add the Cointreau "to taste". (actually, if
- you "taste" too often, you may not be able to taste anymore - which may
- also be the reason I don't remember how much I put in!!!!).
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