Winter Fruit Pavlova

1) Preheat the oven to 130 ̊C.

2) Place the egg whites into the bowl of your kitchen machine, fitted with the

balloon whisk. Switch to speed 1 and whisk until the whites become foamy.

Then slowly increase the speed all the way up until speed 5 and let the

machine whisk the whites until they begin to form soft peaks. Begin adding the

sugar one spoonful at a time with the machine still running, until all of the

sugar has been added and the meringue is shiny and stiff.

3) Mix together the cornflour, vinegar and vanilla extract in a little dish, then fold

into the meringue.

4) Spoon half the meringue onto a parchment lined baking sheet and spread into

a 23cm circle. Add large spoonfuls of the rest of the meringue around the edges

to form a rim.

5) Bake the meringue for 1.5 hours, or until dry but still a little soft in the centre.

Switch off the oven, but leave the meringue inside to cool for at least 3 hours.

6) Pour the cream into the bowl of your kitchen machine, fitted with a clean

balloon whisk.

7) Whip the cream until thick.

8) Remove the meringue from the parchment and onto a serving plate, then fill

the centre with the whipped cream. Top with the fruit and scatter with mint

leaves to serve.

Enjoy!