Anna Pavlova's classic dessert

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a classic Anna Pavlova dessert recipe? Start by making meringue. Pre-separate the whites from the yolks, trying not to get a drop of yolk into the whites. Proteins should be cold. The dishes in which the whites will be whipped should be clean, without water droplets. If any of these conditions are violated, the proteins will not climb into the foam. The proteins should be from large selected eggs.

2. Step 2:

   

   In a large bowl * pour the cold whites and beat with a mixer into a fluffy foam, gradually adding powdered sugar. The mass will gradually begin to thicken more and more.

3. Step 3:

   

   Add corn starch, pour in lemon juice.

4. Step 4:

   

   Continue whipping everything together for another 2-3 minutes until strong stable peaks appear. A well-whipped protein mass will become dense, smooth and shiny. When turning the bowl over, the proteins should not fall out of it. It should stick to the bowl and not move, no matter what you do with the bowl. If you whisk for a long time, the mass has thickened, but still remains fluid, then either the yolk got into it, or water, and most likely you will have to redo everything again.

5. Step 5:

   

   Transfer the protein mass into a pastry bag with a large nozzle "closed star".

6. Step 6:

   

   Cover the baking sheet with parchment and grease the paper with butter. From the cooking bag, put 6 identical baskets at a distance from each other, because in the process the baskets will spread out a little. First, you make a bottom with a diameter of about 8 mm from the cream, and then turning a bag of cream around it, you form walls 2-3 rows high.

7. Step 7:

   

   Put the meringue in a preheated 130 °C oven for 10 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 90 ° C and dry for another 30-40 minutes. The exact time depends on your oven. When the products become a light yellow shade, check them. They should be dry on top, and slightly moist and sticky on the bottom. Leave the baskets for 10 minutes in the oven slightly open, turned off. Then carefully transfer to a platter.

9. Step 8:

   

   While the baskets are cooling, prepare the cream. If you are worried about whether it will be possible to beat the cream to the desired thickness, you can additionally use a special thickener for cream.

10. Step 9:

    

    Pour cold heavy cream into a bowl and whisk, gradually increasing the speed and adding powdered sugar to dense peaks. When turning the bowl over, the properly whipped cream will remain in it. It is very important not to overdo the cream, otherwise they will be stratified and you will get butter.

11. Step 10:

    

    Put the cream in a pastry bag with a star-shaped nozzle.

12. Step 11:

    

    Fill protein baskets with cream from a pastry bag.

13. Step 12:

    

    For decoration, you can use any fruit or berries to taste, as well as mint or lemon balm. Strawberry-type berries can be left whole, or cut in half.

14. Step 13:

    

    Decorate the dessert with prepared berries and mint and serve to the table. If desired, you can sprinkle the dessert with powdered sugar on top. Enjoy your meal!