Meringue

Ingredients

Meringue​

4 egg whites​

200g caster sugar​

1 tsp white wine vinegar​

1 tsp cornflour​

1 tsp vanilla extract​

For the topping​

1 x punnet of strawberries or raspberries​

1 tbsp icing sugar​

300ml double cream

Method

1. Preheat oven to 120ºC or gas mark 1​

2.Using a pencil draw discs on parchment by drawing around a cup or biscuit cutter. 

3. Whisk 4 egg whites with a hand mixer until they form stiff peaks.

4. Then whisk in 200g caster sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, until the meringue looks glossy​.

5. Whisk in 1 tsp white wine vinegar, 1 tsp cornflour and 1 tsp vanilla extract.​

6. Spread the meringue inside the circle, creating a crater by making the sides a little higher than the middle.​

7. Bake for 1 hr, then turn off the heat and let the Pavlova cool completely inside the oven.​

8. Whip 300ml double cream with the 1 tbsp icing sugar and spread it over the meringue. 

9. ​Top with fruit then dust with icing sugar.