Sunday, December 7, 2014

Berry Pavlova

Good evening foodies and bloggers! This post is coming a bit later than usual, but we are still on track thankfully! Today, I bring you a delicious treat that hails straight from New Zealand. This dish was created for Russian ballet dancer, Anna Pavlova while on tour in 1926. Yes darlings, we are making Pavlova. Typically, this dish has a crunchy crust, but tonight we are omitting that. Does that mean it's not actually a Pavlova? I'm not sure, but that's what we are calling it. This is a meringue-type dessert, so if you have a standing mixer, I must ask you to whip that bad boy out! If not, that's okay. You can make meringue by hand as well. It will just take a bit more time. So, with much anticipation, I present:



☃On the eighth day of Christmas recipes, your hostess gave to you☃


Berry Pavlova
Yields 1 Delicious Wreath



You will need:


For the Pavlova:

  • 4 eggs whites (at room temperature)
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 cup castor sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornflour (sifted)
  • 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar

For the Raspberry Coulis:

  • 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon
  • 1/4 cup castor sugar
  • 1/2 tsp of brandy

For the Topping:

  • 1.5 cup fresh cream, whipped
  • 1 pomegranate
  • Raspberries, cherries and strawberries to decorate
  • Bunch of holly or fresh mint


Ready?




  1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. 
  2. Line a tray with baking paper. 
  3. Use a round baking tin to draw one large circle 8 inches wide, then draw another circle inside it approximately 5 inches wide.
  4. Beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. 
  5. Beat in sugar, a little at time until meringue is stiff and shiny.  
  6. Sprinkle over sifted cornflour, vinegar and fold in lightly.
  7. You should be able to up end the bowl at this stage with no fear of anything coming out.
  8. Grab a dessert spoon and scoop a dollop of meringue. 
  9. Place this dollop between the outside and inside line. 
  10. Repeat until a ring of meringue is complete. 
  11. Create a second layer of meringue on top of the first until second ring is complete. 
  12. Flatten the top by smoothing the meringue.
  13. Place meringue in oven for 2 hours at 250 degrees. 
  14. When time is complete, turn off the oven and leave meringue in the oven until completely cool. 
  15. This is very important as there will be less risk of the meringue cracking and collapsing.
  16. To make the Raspberry Coulis: Blend fresh raspberries, lemon juice and sugar together until sugar has completely dissolved. 
  17. Set aside until required.
  18. When cool, spread with whipped cream, drizzle on raspberry coulis then decorate with cherries, pomegranates, strawberries, raspberries and holly or mint.





Okay my darling foodies, I'll be back at some point tomorrow with another Christmas goody for you all. Stay tuned, and thank you for joining for our 25 Days of Christmas Recipes! Happy blogging, and I'll catch you on the flip side!


-Mandie