On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:03:29 +1300, Peter Huebner
> wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>> Pavlova
>>
>> Hi there - I recorded a mini pavlova recipe from a top NZ restaurant
>> cook the other day and followed the recipe diligently. I don't need
>> to describe the method - it's fairly standard. It was the cooking
>> that was the problem. The recipe required 30mins at 150 deg C and
>> then reduced to 130 deg C for a further 30 mins. Remove.
>>
>> No oven option was mentioned. I cooked them on fan force.
>> They cracked all over the place. The insides were nice and
>> marshmallowy but the shapes had gone.
>>
>> I want to know if I should have cooked them using the conventional
>> oven method and not anything to do with the fan.
>>
>> Be glad of any help guys.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Daisy
>
>I looked it up in my Edmonds Cookbook (the Standard Antipodean Hausfrau
>Reference) - all it says to cook pav. slowly at around 250 degrees F for
>1 to 1 1/2 hours. I expect this will be in a conventional oven the way
>it's framed. (also considering the age of my book - it dates back to
>_before_ fan ovens).
>
>h.t.h. -Peter
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The 1992 Edmonds Cookbook states preheat oven to 180C. Place pavlova
in oven and turn down to 100C. Bake one hour. Turn oven off, open oven
door slightly, an leave pavlova in oven till cold. (A lower
temperature than Peter's version above. He's probably got an older
book). However, ask 10 Kiwi or Aussie cooks and they'd probably have
10 different oven temperature recommendations. The key is cook at a
very low temperature for about an hour. I used to cook mine at 150C
for 15 mins then turned the oven off and left it there till I
remembered it later in the day.

Nowadays I make individual pavs (8 eggs divided into 8 pavs) and cook
them at 100C for 1 to 1 /14 hours.

I would not use fan bake.

Also, since the pavs are usually topped with whipped cream and fruit
before serving, you don't need to stress too much if they crack. It
will all be covered.

Kathy in NZ