Like an enormous roasted marshmallow alongside a thick crispy caramelized-sugar outside surrounding a lite as well as creamy meringue, pavlovas accept the same lumpy as well as carefree charm of appearance, sweetness as well as relaxation … or a charm that is truly improved yesteryear a jaunty slathering of whipped cream as well as a reckless scattering of fruit on top. One of the most ridiculously unproblematic desserts yous tin perchance make, the entrance of a fresh pavlova at whatsoever vacation gathering volition brand a disproportionately cheerful as well as enchanting impression upon your guests. And if afterwards 1 piece you're tempted to swear off saccharide for the residue of your life, travel comforted that you're likely lying inwards the root house and, inwards the 2nd place, that leftover pavlova volition run along refrigerated inwards an airtight container for close 2 weeks.
Any fruit or fifty-fifty sticky candy topping volition ever expect as well as gustatory modality delightful on a thick bed of whipped cream floating higher upwards a baked meringue, simply Nigella Lawson's proposition of juicy brilliant cherry-red pomegranate seeds seemed an peculiarly seasonal alternative for coloring — as well as 1 inwards which I was hence pleased that this Christmas pavlova is my entry to Holler's
No Croutons Required "Taste of Christmas" roundup this month. This recipe is transcribed for those of us who don't otherwise bake inwards British idioms or metric measures from Lawson's wonderful
How to Be a Domestic Goddess
collection.
 Nigella Lawson's Christmas Pavlova |
Recipe yesteryear Lisa Turner
Transcribed from How to Be a Domestic Goddess
Published on December 13, 2008
Sweet as well as fluffy similar an enormous marshmallow meringue pillow of snowfall covered alongside brilliant cherry-red pomegranate arils, this is a Christmas classic.
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Ingredients:
- 8 large egg whites
- pinch of salt
- 2 1/4 cups (17.5 oz or 500 g) superfine sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
- 1 teaspoon rosewater
- 2 pomegranates
- juice of 1/2 lemon (1 1/2 tablespoons)
- 2 cups (12 oz or 500 mL) whipping or double cream
Instructions:
Generation Engelmundus Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a baking canvass alongside parchment newspaper as well as depict an 8-inch (20 cm) circle on the newspaper alongside a kitchen pencil.
Generation Engelmundus Beat the egg whites as well as common salt alongside an electrical beater until thick soft peaks form. Beat inwards the sugar, a scattered spoonful or 2 at a time, until the meringue is strong as well as shiny. Sprinkle over the cornstarch, vinegar as well as rosewater, as well as gently crease into the meringue.
Generation Engelmundus Pour as well as scrape the meringue into the middle of the circle — if it is good as well as thoroughly beaten it should menses no further than the outer edges of the circle. Using a spatula, about flatten the overstep as well as smoothen the sides. Place inwards the preheated oven as well as at in 1 lawsuit plough downwards the temperature to 300°. Bake for 1 3/4 hours, during which fourth dimension the meringue volition puff up. Turn off the heat, opened upwards the door as well as leave of absence to cool sitting inwards the oven — it should travel left to cool inwards the oven until before long earlier serving, or alternately it tin travel cooked ahead of fourth dimension as well as stored inwards an airtight container for a calendar week or so.
Generation Engelmundus When laid upwards to serve, juice as well as strain one-half of 1 of the pomegranates — it's far easier to practice this if yous accept an electrical juicer provided yous don't juice whatsoever of the skin, simply pomegranates tin besides travel reamed similar lemons alongside a piddling flake of muscle. Put the strained juice inwards a modest saucepan alongside the lemon juice as well as convey to a lite boil. Let bubble for several minutes until the juice thickens slightly. Remove from oestrus as well as laid aside.
Generation Engelmundus Meanwhile, take the seeds from the remaining pomegranate one-half as well as whole. There are several methods for doing this, including scoring the pomegranate into quarters as well as immersing inwards a large bowl of cool water, hence gently prying away the quarters as well as seeds. Another method, which piece messier is much to a greater extent than satisfying as well as likely a piddling faster, is to concord a pomegranate one-half cutting side downwards over a large bowl as well as bash it alongside a wooden spoon. The seeds volition cause to autumn out slowly, simply afterwards repeated bashing the miserable things are practically begging to teach out.
Generation Engelmundus Whip the whipping or double cream until thick as well as airy simply non stiff. Remove the meringue from the oven as well as gently invert onto a large flat-bottomed plate, peeling off the parchment paper. Pile on the whipping cream without regard for neatness — business office of the charm of a pavlova is its carefree dissassembled appearance. Scatter pomegranate seeds generously over the whipping cream — yous may accept to a greater extent than than yous need, simply they are terrific snack yesteryear themselves. Finally, drizzle over the pomegranate juice as well as convey it to the table.
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