Brenda's Classic Australian Pavlova

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 egg whites, room temperature
• 4 tablespoons cold water
• 1 cup caster sugar (superfine sugar)
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 3 teaspoons cornstarch
• fresh whipped cream
• fruit, of your choice (kiwi, berries, pineapple, etc)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• 2 beat egg whites until very stiff. gradually add water beating between teaspoons.
• 3 add sugar verygradually. take your time and don't hurry this step. then beat in the salt, vanilla, vinegar and cornstarch.
• 4 shape meringue into a large 10 inch circle on parchment paper thats been placed on a cookie sheet.
• 5 build up the sides by laying coils of meringue one on top of the other to approximately a 1 inch depth. or, you could spread the meringue with a spoon, using it to build up the sides.
• 6 bake for 1 hour.
• 7 turn off oven and leave tart inside for another hour.
• 8 gently peel off the parchment paper.
• 9 fill with whipped cream and top with fruit.