Pavlova With Cream And Italian Fruit Salad Recipes

BASIC PAVLOVA WITH FRUIT SALAD TOPPING

Steps:

• Preaheat oven to 300F.
• Line an oven tray with baking paper and mark a 20 cm circle on it.
• Place egg whites in a large bowl and using electric mixer, beat till white peaks form.
• Gradually add sugar, beating constantly after each addition. Beat 5-10 mins or until the mixture is glossy and the sugar has dissolved.
• Fold in the cornflour and vinegar.
• Spread meringue onto marked circle. shape evenly, running a flat-bladed knife around the edge and over the top.
• Run the knife up the edges, making furrows. This strengthens the pavlova and gives it a nice finish.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until pale and crisp.
• Turn off oven and cool pavlova in oven with door ajar.
• Top with whipped cream and arrange fruit decoratively.
• Drizzle with passionfruit pulp. Serve.

PAVLOVA WITH WINTER FRUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Invert a small bowl onto the parchment paper and trace the rim with a pencil. Repeat twice more. Flip parchment paper over.
• Beat egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks begin to form. Gradually add white sugar, with the mixer running. Whisk superfine sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl. Gradually beat into the meringue. Continue beating meringue until stiff, glossy peaks form. Beat in orange blossom water and vinegar.
• Spoon meringue into the traced circles. Make the borders higher than the center, to leave room for the filling.
• Bake meringues in the preheated oven until firm and dry to the touch, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, make the lemon curd. Fill a medium saucepan with 1 inch of water and bring to a bare simmer.
• Whisk lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, egg yolks, and salt together in a glass bowl. Set the bowl over the simmering water. Cook, whisking constantly, until curd foams, then thickens, about 10 minutes. Remove the bowl from the simmering water. Gradually whisk in coconut oil until melted and incorporated.
• Strain the curd through a fine-mesh sieve; discard solids left in the strainer. Press a sheet of plastic wrap directly onto the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Transfer to the refrigerator.
• Turn off oven and keep meringues inside until completely dry, about 1 hour.
• Combine heavy cream, confectioners' sugar, and orange blossom water in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
• Spoon lemon curd into the center of the cooled meringues. Mound whipped cream over the curd. Arrange grapefruit, orange, and persimmon slices on top. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds over the top.

PAVLOVA WITH FRUIT CUSTARD FILLING

Steps:

• To make pavlova.
• Mix egg whites until stiff, then incorporate other pavlova ingredients and mix until thick and glossy.
• Mixture must stand in peaks.
• Pile mixture onto a buttered large plate,eg dinner plate size.
• On top of this mixture make a dip-- this is where the custard filling will go later.
• Put in preheated oven 150 C for 30minutes.
• Reduce heat to 110 C and bake for further 45minutes.
• After this time, turn off oven and let pavlova cool in oven.
• To make the custard filling: Put fruit salad into a small pan on the stove top.
• Bring to boil,add cornflour dissolved in water to thicken mix.
• Lastly add the beaten egg yolks and butter.
• Cook on medium heat for a few minutes till mixture is thick.
• Taste the custard, if you prefer a sweeter taste, add some sugar (optional) to sweeten, but bear in mind that the pavlova is sweet.
• When the custard is cold, place in the"dip" on top of the pavlova.
• Top with whipped cream.
• Add passionfruit (optional) to decorate if you like.

GRANDMA PERRITT'S PAVLOVA WITH CUSTARD CREAM

Steps:

• Heat your oven - as hot as it will go while you prepare the pav mix.
• Place baking paper on a pizza tray and set aside.
• In a large clean bowl (metal or glass) beat the egg whites on high until thick and "soft peak stage" (when you lift the beaters up, the egg whites resemble whipped cream).
• Turn the beaters down to low, add the sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Once all in, return to high and beat for 7-10 minutes until the sugar is dissolved (check by rubbing a small amount of mix inbetween your thumb and finger - there should be no grit).
• Turn the beaters to low and add the flour and vinegar, mix well.
• Use a metal spoon to scrape out the mix onto the lined tray.
• I aim for a 10 inch circle, it will be a mound.
• Place in a hot oven and turn down to 130oC straight away. Bake for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and leave for another hour. Open the door and leave for another hour. The pav needs to be cold when it leaves the oven (this makes the outside crunchy and the inside soft marshmellowy).
• Dress just before serving.
• Custard cream:.
• In a bowl (medium) beat the egg yolks, flour, sugar and vanilla.
• In a saucepan gently heat the cream and milk over a low heat.
• Pour the yolk mix in and whisk constantly until thick and almost to boiling point.
• Set aside and cool for 5 mintues, then pour into a clean bowl.
• Place cling wrap over the top (to catch the skin so you can discard it).
• Serve on the side (cold) to a dressed pavlova.

PAVLOVA WITH CREAM AND ITALIAN FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 and line 2 baking sheets with parchment. On the parchment with a pencil draw 6, 4 inch circles in each sheet and turn the sheet over onto the baking sheet.
• 2. In a standing mixer with a whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Now slowly add 1 cup of sugar while continuing to whisk to stiff peaks.
• 3. In a small bowl combine 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons corn starch. Fold this into the egg white mixture alone with the lemon juice.
• 4. Take a piping back with a 1M Wilton tip and for each circle on the parchment start in the middle and pipe the meringue in a circle from the inside out and add an extra layer on top of the outer circle so it works like a bowl. Repeat for all 12.
• 5. Bake at 300 for one hour then turn off the oven and leave in for 15 minutes.
• 6. While baking mix the sugar and Amaretto and pour over the prepared fruit and mix well.
• 7. Just before serving add the sparkling wine to the fruit and stir.
• 8. To plate take a cooled Pavlova meringue and top with some whipped cream and top that with fruit and a little of it's juice. And there you have it, pure heaven on a dessert plate.