Lemon Curd Pavlova

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Servings: 8 Difficulty: Advanced
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Italian-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Lemon Curd Pavlova

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 8 Calories: 360.6

Description

This Italian dessert features Granulated sugar, Cornstarch, Lemon juice, Coarsely grated lemon rind, Eggs. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. GARNISH ; 2 Kiwi fruit 1 c Frozen raspberries, slightly -thawed Mint leaves LEMON PAVLOVA 4 Egg whites 1 pn Of
  2. cream of tartar 2/3 c Granulated sugar 1/3 c Icing sugar 1 tb Cornstarch 1/4 ts Finely grated lemon rind 1 tb Lemon juice LEMON CURD FILLING; LEMON CURD FILLING; In heavy sauce pan,
  3. whisk together sugar, corn starch, lemon juice, rinds, eggs and yolks until well blended.
  4. Cook over medium low
  5. heat for 10 - 15 minutes, stirring constantly while mixture comes to gentle
  6. boil , until smooth and thickened, and no taste of cornstarch remains.
  7. Remove from heat and strain immediately into heatproof bowl, discarding rind.
  8. Stir in butter until melted.
  9. Cover surface with waxed paper.
  10. Refrigerate for up to 3 days.
  11. LEMON PAVLOVA; Line large baking sheet or pizza pan with parchment paper or greased foil.
  12. Draw outline for 9 inch circle, set aside.
  13. In large bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
  14. Gradually beat in half of the granulated sugar until stiff glossy peaks form.
  15. In seperate bowl, combine remaining sugar with icing sugar and cornstarch.
  16. Sprinkle over egg whites; add lemon rind and juice and fold together until smooth.
  17. Scoop out onto circle; form into nest-shape, making side higher than middle.
  18. Bake in 275 oven for about 1 - 1/2 hours or until outside is crisp and very light gold.
  19. Let cool completely; transfer to doily-lined serving plate.
  20. (Can be made a few hours before serving) TO SERVE; whip cream until stiff.
  21. Beat Lemon Curd Filling briefly to lighten.
  22. Stir in one-third of the whipped cream; fold in remainder.
  23. Mound in Pavlova nest, letting some overflow slightly
  24. Peel and
  25. slice kiwi fruit thinly;
  26. arrange kiwi slices, raspberries and mint leaves on top.
  27. To serve, cut with serrated knife

Nutrition Facts

Servings 8

Amount Per Serving
Calories 360.6kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 26.4g41%
Saturated Fat 15.6g78%
Cholesterol 140.9mg47%
Sodium 28.0mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 29.0g10%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g1%
Sugars 24.4g
Protein 3.6g8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, blending, boiling, butter, coarsely, cornstarch, cream, curd, dessert, eggs, granulated, grated, italian, juice, lemon, pavlova, rind, sugar, title, unsalted
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