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NORTH SHORE FOODIE
PAVLOVA WITH RED WINE ROASTED RHUBARB AND RASPBERRIES
RECIPE BY GALE GAND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONICA KASS ROGERS SERVES 8-10 INGREDIENTS FOR SHELL: • ½ cup egg whites, at room temperature (from about 4 eggs)
ROASTED RHUBARB
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar • 1/8 teaspoon salt • 1 cup granulated sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
2. In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), whip egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt in a clean, dry bowl until foamy. Add the granulated sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, and vinegar and continue whipping until stiff, smooth, and glossy, about 4 minutes more.
• 1 tablespoon raspberry vinegar or red wine vinegar • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
INGREDIENTS FOR TOPPING: • 1 ¼ cups heavy cream • 2 tablespoons sugar • Roasted Rhubarb (recipe follows) • 2 half pints raspberries • 12 fresh violets, Johnny Jump Ups, or other edible flowers
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3. On a sheet of parchment paper cut to fit a sheet pan, use a pencil to draw or trace a circle 8 inches in diameter (I use my KitchenAid bowl). Line the sheet pan with the parchment, pencil side down (you should still be able to see the circle). Spoon the egg whites into the circle, using the back of the spoon to smooth the top and sides of the disk.
4. Bake in center of the oven for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake until the meringue has puffed up and cracked on the top and the surface is lightly browned to the color of café au lait, about 45 minutes more. Turn off the oven, prop the oven door open, and let the pavlova cool in the oven at least 30 minutes, to room temperature. This ensures a gradual cooling, which protects the delicate meringue. 5. Place the meringue on a cake plate. Whip the cream and sugar together until stiff. Spoon it in the center of the cooled pavlova and spread out to within ½ inch of the edge. Cover with the rhubarb-raspberry mixture. Dot with flowers. To serve, slice into wedges with a serrated knife.
| SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14 | SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15 2020
• 4 long stalks rhubarb, trimmed and washed (8-10 ounce bag of frozen is OK too) • ¼ cup light-bodied red wine • ¼ cup sugar • ½ vanilla bean, split and scraped, or ½ teaspoon vanilla paste • 1 teaspoon cornstarch • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut rhubarb into one-inch sections. In a bowl, combine the wine, sugar, vanilla bean, corn starch, and cinnamon. Add the rhubarb and toss to coat. Pour into a casserole or gratin dish and roast until tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. When the fruit is done, remove it and let cool, then gently fold in the raspberries. Use to top pavlova.
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