PAVLOVA WITH PASSIONFRUIT CURD AND STRAWBERRIES
Ingredients
  • 6 egg whites
  • 1½ cups caster sugar
  • 1½ tsp white vinegar
  • 1 tbs gluten free cornflour
  • 500mL thickened cream, whipped
  • 500g strawberries, halved
  • Passionfruit Curd
  • 40g fresh passionfruit pulp
  • 30g lemon juice
  • 110g caster sugar
  • 80g unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs, lightly whisked
Instructions
Conventional Method
  1. Preheat the oven to 150c.
  2. Beat egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form. Slowly add sugar, beating well between each addition until glossy.
  3. Add vinegar and sifted cornflour and beat to combine.
  4. Spoon the mixture onto a lined baking tray and form a dome shape with your spatula. Reduce the oven to 120c and cook for 1 hr. Turn off oven and leave to cool completely.
  5. To make the passionfruit curd whisk eggs in a bowl. Add passionfruit pulp, lemon juice, sugar and whisk together. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat and then slowly whisk in the passionfruit mixture. Stir over low heat for about 10 minutes or until mixture thickens.
  6. Dollop whipped cream on pavlova followed by cooled passionfruit curd. Garnish with strawberries and serve.
Thermomix Method
  1. Preheat the oven to 150c.
  2. Place egg whites into Thermomix mixing bowl and whip with butterfly insert 5 min/37C/speed 3.5 until soft peaks form.
  3. Slowly add sugar with butterfly rotating 5 min/37C/speed 3, beating well between each addition until glossy.
  4. Add the vinegar and sifted cornflour with butterfly rotating 30 sec/speed 3.
  5. Spoon the mixture onto a lined baking tray and form a dome shape with your spatula. Reduce the oven to 120c and cook for 1 hr. Turn off oven and leave to cool completely.
  6. To make the passionfruit curd place all ingredients in mixing bowl and cook 8 min/80C/speed 3. Chill in fridge.
  7. Dollop whipped cream on pavlova followed by cooled passionfruit curd. Garnish with strawberries and serve.
Recipe by Helen Tzouganatos at https://helentzouganatos.com/gluten-free-pavlova-with-passionfruit-curd-and-strawberries/