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Mixed Berry Pavlova
2006, Barefoot Contessa at Home, All Rights Reserved

Ingredients
4 extra-large egg whites, at room temperature
Pinch kosher salt
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Sweetened Whipped Cream, recipe follows
1/2 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/2 pint fresh blueberries
1/2 pint fresh raspberries
Triple Raspberry Sauce, recipe follows

Directions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees F.

Place a sheet of parchment paper on a sheet pan. Draw a 9-inch circle on the
paper, using a 9-inch plate as a guide, then turn the paper over so the circle is
on the reverse side. (This way you won't get a pencil mark on the meringue.)

Place the egg whites and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk
attachment. Beat the egg whites on high speed until firm, about 1 minute. With the
mixer still on high, slowly add the sugar and beat until it makes firm, shiny
peaks, about 2 minutes.

Remove the bowl from the mixer, sift the cornstarch onto the beaten egg whites,

add the vinegar and vanilla, and fold in lightly with a rubber spatula. Pile the
meringue into the middle of the circle on the parchment paper and smooth it within
the circle, making a rough disk. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Turn off the oven, keep the
door closed, and allow the meringue to cool completely in the oven, about 1 hour.
It will be crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.

Invert the meringue disk onto a plate and spread the top completely with sweetened
whipped cream. Combine the strawberries, blueberries and raspberries in a bowl and
toss with about 1/2 cup of raspberry sauce, or enough to coat the berries lightly.
Spoon the berries carefully into the middle of the Pavlova, leaving a border of
cream and meringue. Serve immediately in large scoops with extra raspberry
sauce.

Ingredients

Sweetened Whipped Cream:

Directions
1 cup cold heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Whip the cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment
(you can also use a hand mixer). When it starts to thicken, add the sugar and
vanilla and continue to beat until firm. Don't overbeat!

Yield: 1 cup

Ingredients

Triple Raspberry Sauce:

Directions
1 half-pint fresh raspberries
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup seedless raspberry jam (12-ounce jar)
1 tablespoon framboise liqueur

Place the raspberries, sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a
boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 4 minutes. Pour the cooked raspberries, the
jam, and framboise into the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and
process until smooth. Chill.

Yield: 2 cups