Pavlova
Pavlova is a dessert which originated in New Zealand (or was it Australia?). It consists of a meringue shell filled with a layer of whipped cream and topped with seasonal fruit.
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Last modified on: March 24th 2013
Keywords for this recipe:For 18 people, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 2 g butter - 2
0 kg caster sugar - 3
1 cup egg white - 4 1 1⁄3 cup caster sugar
- 5
12 kiwis - 6
2 Pineapples - 7
3 bananas - 8
12 tablespoons Sugar syrup - 9
2 lime - 10
0 litre 2 ml Chantilly cream
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 19 min.
Resting: 30 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 2 hours 34 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Place a sheet of cooking parchment (or a silicon sheet) on a baking sheet and stand a dessert ring 24 cm (10 inches ) in diameter on top.
Melt 0 kg 2 g butter and brush this over the "base" inside the ring.
Melt 0 kg 2 g butter and brush this over the "base" inside the ring.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Sprinkle caster sugar over the melted butter.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Do the same for the inside surface of the ring: brush with melted butter, then coat with caster sugar.
Stage 4
Put the ring back into place.
This will give us a meringue that is lightly caramelized on the outside.
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).
This will give us a meringue that is lightly caramelized on the outside.
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Beat 1 cup egg white to the stiff peak stage, then fold in 1 1⁄3 cup caster sugar to make the meringue.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Pipe a spiral to cover the base inside the ring using a forcing bag.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Then pipe a circle around the edge to form the side of the pavlova.
Stage 8 - 45 min.
Bake in the oven for around 45 minutes. Ideally, the meringue should be crisp on the outside and still soft in the centre.
Stage 9 - 15 min.
Meanwhile, peel 12 kiwis and dice small.
Stage 10 - 15 min.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Mix the diced fruit together, add 12 tablespoons Sugar syrup and the juice of 2 lime. Mix well.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 12 - 30 min.
Take the meringue out of the oven as soon as it is ready and leave to cool (this is important, otherwise it is likely to break).
Stage 13 - 5 min.
Slip a knife all around the inside of the ring.
Stage 14 - 5 min.
Remove the ring and stand the pavlova on the serving plate.
Stage 15 - 5 min.
Assemble the pavlova: spread a layer of cream in the meringue shell.
Stage 16 - 5 min.
Top with the diced fruit.
Serve immediately.
Serve immediately.
Remarks
The name "pavlova" came from the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, for whom the dessert was invented - another artistic muse, like for peach melba.
A pavlova must be served straight away, as the fruit will soon moisten the meringue and make it go soft.
Use fruit in season (kiwi, pineapple and bananas as as I write). You can achieve excellent results with a mix of soft fruit, combining red (red currants, strawberries, raspberries) and black (blackberries, blackcurrants).
But to "render unto Caesar", as they say, I admit to having pinched the excellent idea of caramelizing the meringue from Christophe Michalak.
A pavlova must be served straight away, as the fruit will soon moisten the meringue and make it go soft.
Use fruit in season (kiwi, pineapple and bananas as as I write). You can achieve excellent results with a mix of soft fruit, combining red (red currants, strawberries, raspberries) and black (blackberries, blackcurrants).
But to "render unto Caesar", as they say, I admit to having pinched the excellent idea of caramelizing the meringue from Christophe Michalak.
Keeping: Only a few minutes once filled.
Source: Home made, and many thanks to annick for her kiwis.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 70 30 % | 2,910 270 % | 300 50 % | 14,620 730 % | 61,210 730 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 0 % | 50 4 % | 4 1 % | 230 10 % | 980 10 % |
| Per person | 3 1 % | 160 20 % | 20 3 % | 810 40 % | 3,400 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 18 people : 9.59 €
- Per person : 0.53 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Chantilly cream
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Peach Melba, Diplomat cream, Strawberries with mint and cream, Bavaroise cream, Coupe Augustin, ... See them all 29
Egg white
Like these other recipes: Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Hazelnut and orange cake, Peach and verbena feuilleté, Finger biscuits, Succès praliné (praline meringue), ... See them all 52
Caster sugar
Like these other recipes: Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Lime crémeux, Doughnuts, Minted Melon, Peach and verbena feuilleté, ... See them all 349
Butter
Like these other recipes: Baker's apple soles, Kouign-amann brioche, Clarified butter, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Dipping bread with cheese, ... See them all 448
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