pavlova

GABY'S FIRST PAVLOVA.

Made it with my Auntie Sonnet today- mostly a success though some syrup did leak out (as we hadn't quite whisked the egg whites and sugar enough, so the sugar didn't all dissolve)- and it was both pretty and yummy.

<sub>+ Preheat oven to 180^o
+ 4 cold egg whites (NO yolk at all) whisked with a teaspoon of vinegar until the mixture forms peaks
+ Add 225g caster sugar in four/five goes, whisking for about half a minute after each addition. Whisk until the mixture holds its shape and ALL the sugar is dissolved
+ Sift in 2 teaspoons of cornflour starch, add 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
+ Pour out a circle on a baking sheet and stick in the oven. Immediately turn it down to 150^o and bake for 25mins. Then turn down to 120^o and bake for another 45mins. Leave in the oven to cool down completely.

+ Whip 200ml double cream with 2 teaspoons icing sugar and lemon zest and pour on top of the pavlova, top the whole thing off with raspberries (or any other fruit) and a dusting of icing sugar</sub>