Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Mini pavlovas and lemon curd

Mini pavlovas and lemon curd






for the pavlov

Ingredients
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 pinch cream of tartar
  • 180 ml (3/4 cup) icing sugar

  • 1     Preheat the oven to 200 ºF. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2.
In a bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until the mixture is frothy. Gradually add the sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
3.
With a spoon or a pastry bag fitted with a round or fluted tip, on the baking sheets, form small discs of meringue the size of 2$ coins.
4.
Bake for about 2 hours. If the meringues on one of the two baking sheets begin to brown, rotate the sheets in the oven. After baking, let the meringues dry in the oven for a few hours, with the door ajar.


for the lemon curd
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 
1 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
2/3 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
1 egg
a pinch of salt
3 Tablespoons butter 
Combine all ingredients in the top of a double boiler (or in a metal bowl over a pot of simmering water).  Heat, while stirring (almost) constantly with a whisk, until mixture thickens.  It is done when it’s thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.  Remove from heat, cover and refrigerate until cool.  Store in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks..





Divide the lemon curd among pavlovas. Top with strawberries and dust with icing sugar





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