Wednesday 12 September 2007

Pavlova for Adele

It's Adele's 18th Birthday today and I am making her a pavlova... must make a decision about which candles to use...

Start with a clean, copper bowl if you have one, vinegar and salt or lemon juice and salt will make it cleam and get rid of any oily residue...
Weigh out your sugar... my dear father came to Melbourne with a handful of possessions and this is one of them, he bestowed it upon me... I miss him dearly...





So fresh are these eggs, they still have the poop on them... a trip to Daylesford and the bonus was eggs on the side of the road for sale and a huge bag of freshly dug potatoes... life is good...
The trick with pav is to add the sugar slowly, think of making homemade mayonaise and the way you slowly add the oil, well it's the same with pav, the sugar must melt into the mix...

Mix for at least 10 minutes adding the sugar the whole time, you will see your mix changed shape and become quite firm and glossy....
Pile it high as it does spread quite a bit, and bake in a slow oven 160 should do for about an hour... Next picture is the end result after baking and decorating, now eat it!!!!!!!

(P.S. I used raspberries, rose petals and almond slithers and cream of course. I have also done this pavlova with pink food colouring and rosewater in the mix prior to baking, oh and I decorate that one with one other tiny detail, mint leaves from Roger's herb garden, thanks Rog!!)




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