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Walnut Pavlova

Ingredients
150 g egg whites
300 g castor sugar
15 ml cornflour
5 ml vanilla essence
1 ml cream of tartar
30 ml pure Nescafé coffee granules
10 ml boiling water
100 g chopped walnuts
250 ml fresh cream, whipped
fruits in season

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 120 ºC. 2. Place a sheet of greaseproof paper on a large baking tray. Whisk the egg whites until stiff. Gradually add the sugar, beating until very thick and glossy. 3. Add the cornflour, vanilla essence, cream of tartar and coffee granules dissolved in the boiling water. Mix well. Fold in the nuts. 4. Pile the meringue mixture on the prepared baking tray, and shape into a large flat circle 3 cm thick with built-up edges. 5. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, then reduce temperature to 100 ºC and bake for a further hour. 6. Remove from baking tray and peel off the greaseproof paper. When completely cold, spoon in whipped cream and arrange fruit decoratively.

Recipe From : Ideas December 01, 1994

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