The Best Pavlova

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 egg whites
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 pint fresh strawberries

Recipe

• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c). line a sheet pan with parchment paper. draw a 9 inch circle on the parchment. an easy way to do this is to draw around the outside of a 9 inch pan with a pencil.
• in a large bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. add 3/4 cup of the sugar gradually, while continuing to whip. make sure sugar is completely dissolved. mix together the remaining 1/4 cup sugar with the cornstarch; lightly fold into meringue with lemon juice.
• spread a layer of meringue to fit circle on parchment, approximately 1/4 inch thick. with remainder of mixture, pipe or spoon swirls around the edges to form a shallow bowl shape.
• bake at 300 degrees f (150 degrees c) for 1 hour. turn off oven, but leave meringue in oven for an additional 30 minutes. when cool, the meringue should be hard on the outside, and slightly moist on the inside.
• in a large bowl, combine the cream and half a cup of confectioners sugar, and whip until thickened. decorate with fruit of your choice; strawberries are excellent.