Strawberry Pavlova

Strawberry Pavlova

Strawberry Pavlova

I love pavlovas and this can be made gluten-free and dairy-free if you wish. This recipe calls for cream, but this can easily be substituted for dairy-free cream which you can make at home with just a few ingredients. The recipe for dairy-free cream is below.

Ingredients:

Meringue

4 egg whites

250g caster sugar

1 tsp white wine vinegar

1 tsp cornflour

1 tsp vanilla extract

Topping

700g strawberries, hulled and halved

3 tbsp icing sugar

350ml double cream

Method:

Preheat the oven to 150°C / 130° Fan / 300°F / Gas Mark 2.

Use a pencil to mark out the circumference of a dinner plate on baking parchment.

Meringue

Whisk 4 egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then whisk in 250g caster sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, until the meringue looks glossy.

Whisk in 1 tsp white wine vinegar, 1 tsp cornflour and 1 tsp vanilla extract.

Spread the meringue inside the circle, creating a crater by making the sides a little higher than the middle.

Cooking

Bake for 1 hour.

Then turn off the heat and let the Pavlova cool completely inside the oven.

Topping

Whilst the meringue is cooling, chop and hull the strawberries.

Whip 350ml double cream with the remaining 1 tbsp icing sugar and spread it over the meringue.

Place the strawberries on the cream and sieve icing sugar over before serving.

If you have strawberries leftover then place them in a bowl alongside the cream for those of us who love extra!

Additional Notes:

Add herbs such as mint to the topping.

Add other berries for a delicious berry pavlova.

Equipment Used:

Bowl

Spoon

Electric Mix (optional)

Baking Sheet

Knife

Chopping Board

Freezing Notes:

Did you know you can freeze pavlova for up to 3 months. You should only freeze the base of your pavlova and not the topping with it. These will need to be frozen separately.

Did you know you can also freeze egg whites? I often have egg white or egg yolks left over from cooking and I freeze these and then use them later to make delicious recipes such as this one.

Recipe credit: Save Money, Freeze Food.

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Emma Alexander-Cook

My name's Emma. I've been living gluten-free for over 25 years, and I've been dairy-free for over five years.

Health and Auto-immune Diseases

I have auto-immune diseases and expected to be on medicine for the rest of my life, but I didn't want to live like that. My rheumatology Doctor was so supportive of the change I wanted to make, and with their help, I now manage my auto-immune diseases by being strict with my diet.

It can be quite frightening when you first find out you have to change the way you eat but for some of us' Food is our medicine.'

I have several websites, write blogs, and I'm currently in the process of writing a book.

I trained to be Holistic Health Coach, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and Certified Gluten Free Practitioner in order to heal myself, my family and others who find themselves on the same journey as myself.

Websites include:

www.emmaalexandercook.com

www.savemoneyfreezefood.com

www.livefreelovelife.com

www.cooksprojects.com

Photography

Our love for photography started on our travels. We wanted to capture images of the areas we travelled to both for our own records and for our family back at home. Some of these images were reproduced as watercolours. Our favourite images we display at home and friends often asked where we had purchased the pictures! Now you can purchase them online directly from us.

Coaching and Consultancy

Previously an IT Manager my skill set has come in very handy as I am both a Health Coach and also offer consultancy for small business starts up and fellow Health Coaches. This has included building websites and online profiles.

Our Family

Family is everything to me! We have a family of four boys where the age difference between the youngest and the eldest is 18 years. Two of our sons are also Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Emma is a Health Coach who specialises in helping individuals and families achieve their health and wellness goals. Ian runs his own business which began developing a Race Timer for diecast model cars.

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