I hope you all had as good a day as I did. We spent it shopping (Chatswood Chase has brilliant airconditioning), eating dumplings (New Shanghai - it's the Kitty's favourite place to dumpling), swimming in the pool, eating lamb burgers (how very Aussie of us) and the mandatory making and eating of the Pavlova. What a great way to spend our National Holiday!
I am a recent convert to making Pavlovas. I never used to make them, being desperately afraid that it would flop, crack, burn, weep... But I stumbled across a fantastic recipe from Not Quite Nigella that makes wonderful pavlovas every time. I made these as small pavs but you could easily make a large one. NQN puts the cream inside the meringue, I didn't have the patience this time, opting to pile the cream on top and stud it with strawberry, banana and passionfruit.
It's absolutely delicious: lovely and crisp on the outside, beautifully marshmallowy on the inside. It's just a few minutes of beating and hey presto - a fabulously moreish desert. I make them the night before, cooking them for an hour then switching the oven off and going to bed, letting them cool naturally in the oven. If you haven't made a pav this week I highly recommend you get out your kitchenaid and give this recipe a go!
Kitty
7 comments:
Miss Kitts... LOVING your Pav... I have to check out the recipe for sure. We had lamb too as good (adopted) Australians!! xx.
Your heading had me in fits of laughter!
That pavlova looks like a photo from a recipe book! YUMMMM!!!!!!
Unfortunately, I spent 10 hours in the office yesterday. Not sure if that's Australian or unAustralian??!!
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Lamb and pavlova are the only things that Strayans should eat on Straya Day, Sarah!
SSG - the pav is the easiest thing in the world. And so delicious. I think working yesterday falls into the category of Un-Australian :(
In case the photo above shows a Pavlova you actually made: I am so impressed! I need to make Pavlovas, too. I might just have to fine the right substitute for Strawberries since their season starts in May in Austria.
Yes, it's one I made Paula! They are so easy! We are lucky enough to be able to get strawberries all year around here in Australia, but I find I can use fruit that's in season too: bananas, peaches, cherries, any berry... Unfortunately winter fruit doesn't really suit a pavlova but another Australian thing to do is cover the whipped cream in peppermint crisp. My grandmother used to do it and I have a bit of a hankering for it now. And the best thing - peppermint crisps are always in season!
Ooh, that looks delicious! I've never tried to make one, but it seems simple enough. I like the idea of making little individual ones though - easier to manage when serving up!
Aww yay so glad that you made them and liked the recipe! I love it because it always works and when you're making a pavlova, it's the worst feeling when you've waited for so long for it not to! happy Straaayla day! :P
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