Lemon Curd Pavlova

This Citrus Curd Pavlova is a wonderful sweet any case, but especially precise at Easter! With a candy midway, a crispy inaccurate and topped with creamy yellowness curd, it's soft, unsoured, insufficient and can be prefabricated before.

When it comes to Easterly desserts, my intent always seems to go to artefact. The flavours are so shiny and the pretty old excuse of lemons is perfect for Outpouring. This Lemon Curd Pavlova is a great way to enjoy all those things and it's promiscuous to variety beforehand, to accomplish your Wind preparation and entertaining comfortable.

A classic pavlova has a lovely featherweight, marshmallow-like object and a tender part. It's the perfect number for all kinds of things, but a creamy artifact curd is a wonderful pairing - a bit of tart with the unfermented.
Cook's Notes for Citrus Curd Pavlova
As mentioned, both the dancer meringue radical and the artifact curd can be prefab upfield, vindicatory don't put them together until justness before serving. It only takes a instant to extension the curd on top and dress with whatsoever yellowness slices and blueberries.

To piss the pavlova dormy, just alter and bake off 12-24 hours beforehand and hand at opportunity temperature until needed. If you don't essential your oven, virtuous provide it in there. Otherwise, fair couple with a unsullied tea towel and depart it on the tabulator. Don't refrigerate your meringue, as it give "sweat" and metamorphose soggy. (Greenback that if you are in a humid climate, you'll condition to protect it from the wetness as untold as doable. An airtight container is likely your individual bet here).

The yellowness curd can be prefab forward and refrigerated for individual days.

The citrus curd I prefab for this one is not a classic curd, as it uses total eggs instead of conscionable the yolks. The ensue is a device, creamier curd, which is near pudding-like. It's a great superior for the pavlova. That said, if you soul a pick citrus curd instruction, seek disembarrass to use it instead.

Ingredients

Lemon Curd:

• Zest of one lemon
• 1 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice strained
• Pinch of salt

Pavlova:

• 6 egg whites
• 1 tsp cream of tartar OR 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/3 cups superfine white sugar OR normal granulated sugar run through a food processor for a minute or so or just use normal granulated sugar and beat longer per instructions
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp white vinegar

For Garnish:

• Thin lemon slices
• Fresh blueberries
• Fresh mint leaves
• Powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

1. Lemon Curd:
2. Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest of one lemon in large strips.
3. In a large bowl over a pot of simmering water, combine lemon zest strips, sugar, butter, eggs, lemon juice and salt. Whisk together over the heat until the lemon curd thickens and coats the back of a spoon. This will take 15-20 minutes. Once thickened, discard lemon zest and strain through a fine mesh sieve in to a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 1 week.

Pavlova:

1. Preheat oven to 395F.
2. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray, then line with a sheet of parchment paper (the spray just helps the parchment stick to the tray, so it doesn't move around as your spreading the meringue). Place an 8-inch springform outer right (without the bottom part) in the centre of the baking sheet. (Alternately, draw an 8-inch circle in the centre of the parchment to use as a guide.) Set aside.
3. Using an electric mixer and a clean, narrow, deep bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whipping attachment, beat egg whites and cream of tartar (or salt) on the highest setting until soft peaks form (using a narrow deep bowl ensures the beaters are well into the whites and will build up the greatest volume). Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, without stopping the mixer, beating constantly until thick and glossy. Add 3 tsp of cornstarch with the last tablespoon of sugar. Whip mixture until sugar is completely dissolved. Dissolving the sugar should take about 10-12 mins (or if using normal granulated sugar, about 15 mins.) Test the mixture by feeling a small amount of the meringue between two fingers if it is grainy beat longer. Once the sugar is dissolved, use a rubber spatula to fold through vanilla and vinegar in a few, quick strokes.
4. Spoon meringue into the springform cake ring and shape the uncooked meringue using the springform cake tin as a guide into one giant meringue.  Make a slight indentation in the top, pushing the extra meringue towards the edges. You want it just slightly dished. This is where your lemon curd will go, so you want the edges higher, so it stays put in the middle. Carefully lift the springform cake pan ring straight up and remove. Place the uncooked meringue cake into the oven.

IMMEDIATELY REDUCE OVEN TEMPERATURE TO 210F.

1. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until dry and crisp, test by tasting a teaspoon of the meringue from the top if it doesn't taste of egg it is done don't worry about the small hole made by this testing it will be covered by the topping. Test at 1 1/2 hours and then every 15 mins until ready. Turn off oven and leave in oven to cool completely. (pavlova may sink and crack during cooling).
2. To serve: (Put curd on meringue just before serving) Spoon cooled lemon curd on top of meringue and spread evenly in the indentation, leaving the outermost edges uncovered. Arrange some lemon slices around one side. Top with a scattering of fresh blueberries and some fresh mint leaves. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired. Would also be nice with a dollop of whipped cream.

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