yummy yummy

Had family over yesterday for a BBQ lunch - my pavlova is a favourite so got up early (7am - me - 7am on a Sunday!!!) to make it. I was going to make it on Saturday night, so I could let it cool properly overnight in the oven but I got a bit wrapped up in my knitting and tv and completely forgot. Hence the early (early!) start on Sunday.


Some progress shots - white fluffy goodness in the bowl - I LOVE my kitchenaid mixer; ready on the baking tray (I use a Tupperware silicone mat - they are great!).

I use the pavolva pattern recipe from Stephanie Alexander's The Cooks Companion - it is a no fail recipe, in my experience anyway (and, btw, a fantastic cookbook if you are looking for a really good reference book as well as great recipes and good writing style)! Lots of people say they can't make pavlova but I think if you can read, you can make this - you just have to mix it a lot - longer than you think - and do the "rub test" - when you think it is done mixing, pinch a little mix between your thumb and finger and rub together - if it feels a bit gritty, it needs more beating (the grittiness is the sugar, not quite dissolved enough).

And, ta-daaaaa, the end product!

I know traditional pavlova is supposed to have passionfruit but I don't like it, so I don't use it! And bananas - what a treat at the moment! They were teeny-tiny fingers so I had to use two.

Should have taken an after shot - there wasn't much left!