Mixed Berry Pavlova

This is one of my all time favorite desserts. Pavlova is an Australian dessert named for the famed ballerina Anna Pavlova. It's a meringue disk that's toped with whipped cream and fresh berries. The original version is made with passion fruit, but who wants to looks for passion fruit. I make it with fresh berries and a raspberry sauce. This is truly on of those deserts you would die for!

- 4 Extra large egg whites, at room temperature

- Pinch of salt (1/8 teaspoon) 

- 1 cup of sugar

- 2 teaspoons of cornstarch 

- 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar 

- 1/2 pint of strawberries ( sliced and cut in half ), blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries 

- Sweetened whipped cream - Next Post

- Raspberry Sauce - Next Post 

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Place a sheet of parchment paper of sheet pan. 

Place egg whites into a mixture fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat the egg whites on high speed until firm, about 1 minute. With the mixer on medium speed slowly add the sugar, and beat until it makes a firm, shiny peaks, bout 2 minutes. 

Remove from bowl and add the cornstarch and vinegar. ( The Cornstarch thickens it and the vinegar stabilizes it. ) Pile the meringue in a rough disk on top of the parchment paper and place inside the oven for 1.5 hours. Turn of the oven and let set for an additional 1 hour. 

Place the disk on a plate and spread the whipped cream on top. Combine the berries and 1/2 cup of the raspberries sauce. Spoon berries over the cream and meringue. Serve immediately with extra raspberries sauce.