Something Delicious

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by lusciouskiwi

You know, I've only ever made pavlova twice and both times they came out looking like pizza bases. FLAT. And I haven't tried since. To make matters worse, my ex's father's wife said once "oh, they are soooo easy to make". I had to hold my hand down.

Since they are made from egg whites, do you think I over-beat them?????

<----- failed Kiwi

I don't think I've ever succeeded with them either (only tried a couple of times though). I was interested in what makes a pavlova fail, so I did a little googling and found an excellent bunch of tips in this forum post:

http://www.taste.com.au/forums/viewt...pavolva#p76451

I have also heard that cream of tartar can help when beating egg whites, but I forget why.

One of these days I'm going to try again!

[lusciouskiwi]

Originally Posted by Ursy

I don't think I've ever succeeded with them either (only tried a couple of times though). I was interested in what makes a pavlova fail, so I did a little googling and found an excellent bunch of tips in this forum post:

http://www.taste.com.au/forums/viewt...pavolva#p76451

I have also heard that cream of tartar can help when beating egg whites, but I forget why.

One of these days I'm going to try again!

Kia ora Ursy, that thread is great. Not sure when I'll try again and the oven I have is a very basic benchtop jobbie ... we'll see. If I succeed, I'll post a photo!