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Pavlova Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Line an 8in/20 cm cake tin with a removable bottom with parchment or wax paper; butter the paper.
Step #2 Beat together egg whites & salt until stiff peaks form.
Step #3 Add water, 1 tbsp at a time, beating until stiff.
Step #4 Add sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, beating well until the meringue is very thick & glossy.
Step #5 Sprinkle top vinegar, cornstarch & vanilla over the meringue, then mix it carefully but thoroughly.
Step #6 Sprinkle top the paper at the bottom of the cake tin with water.
Step #7 Spoon meringue into the tin making a slight depression in the center.
Step #8 Place in 325degree farenheit/160 degree centigrade oven for 5 mins, then turn off the heat, leaving the meringue in the oven for an extra 1 hr 30 mins.
Step #9 Remove from oven & let cool thoroughly before carefully peeling off the paper.
Step #10 Whip cream until thick but slightly soft peaks form.
Step #11 Spread on meringue, then cover with fruit.
Step #12 (alternatively, you can fold some fruit into the whipped cream before spreading it over the meringue.
Step #13 ).
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