Pavlova [New Zealand & Australia]

Ingredients :

4 Egg Whites

1 pinch Salt

1 ¹/₃ cups Super Fine Sugar (Baker's Sugar)

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (I used powdered vanilla)

1 teaspoon White Vinegar

1 cup Whipping Cream

Steps :

§    Seasonal Fruit Preheat oven to 300F and lightly grease a baking tray covered in parchment paper.

§    Start with a very clean metal bowl in your stand mixer, or large metal or glass bowl with a hand mixer. Whisk the egg whites and the pinch of salt to soft peaks (where they stand up but collapse).

§    Add in a tablespoon at a time the super fine sugar, and keep whipping until stiff peaks.

§    Add in the vanilla and vinegar, and let the machine mix it in thoroughly.

§    Bake for a about an hour. When done, the meringue will be hard to the touch and sound hollow when you tap on it. Don't let it get too brown.

§    While the meringue is baking, whip cold cream to stiff peaks.

§    Crack the top from the meringue, layer in whipped cream and a layer of fruit (I used strawberries). Replace the top, and add another layer of whipped cream and garnish with fruit.