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Pavlova Style Meringues with Berries and Whipped Cream
Pavlova, made in the Australian style, renders a crisp meringue shell with a slightly soft center.
Topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit it’s an easy delicious dessert, a little added passionfruit (not always easy to find) adds a wonderful pop of flavor.
For best results when baking meringues in your Convection oven I recommend you choose the traditional Bake Mode. This is definitely one time when the moisture retention mode characteristic to Convection cooking wont benefit the results, for perfect meringues the dry slow heat of traditional Bake is ideal. You will have to rotate the pans once during the baking process to ensure both pans cook evenly.
Remember to let the eggs come to room temperature for best results and also plan ahead because these meringues will need to dry out in the oven for a couple of hours before you can enjoy them.
Larissa Taboryski
Ingredients
6 - large room temperature egg whites
1 ¼ - cups superfine or Bakers sugar
2 - tsp cornstarch
1 - tsp distilled white vinegar
1 - tsp vanilla extract (vanilla gives the meringues a slight beige tint but adds lots of flavor)
Preparation
Organize two racks in the oven and heat the oven in the Bake mode 300 degrees. Line two large cooking sheets with parchment paper.
Place the egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix on low speed with the whisk attachment to combine.
Increase the speed to medium and whisk until soft peaks form, approximately 4 minutes. Now increase the speed to medium high and gradually add the sugar, continue to whisk until the meringue is smooth and glossy, approximately 12 - 14 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and vanilla.
Secure the parchment paper to the pan with a dab of meringue in each corner and, using a ⅓ cup measure spoon the mixture in mounds onto the baking sheets, you can fit approximately 12 mounds on each sheet. Make a well in the center of each meringue with the back of a large spoon to hold the cream and fruit.
Place the trays in the oven and set the timer for 15 minutes. When the timer has elapsed change the positions of the pan and if you notice the meringues on the top rack were beginning to brown then reduce the oven temperature to 275 degrees. Set the timer for another 20 minutes then turn the oven off and leave the meringues in the oven to dry out for 2 hours.
Makes 12 individual Pavlova style meringues.
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Baked Ham with Tangerine Glaze and Roasted Carrots
Since ham is already cooked by smoking it is most often eaten cold, however heated through and brushed with a fruity glaze it makes a great centerpiece for celebration meals.
In order to heat the ham through it usually needs a fair bit of time in a slow oven and to avoid drying out the meat it is covered until the final stage when the glaze is added. However, if you bake your unsliced ham in Convection you will not need to cover the ham and the heating through time will take approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours, depending on the weight of the ham. If you are heating a sliced ham then it must remain covered in foil to avoid drying out.
Ingredients
Preparation
1 - smoked ham, bone-in, skin on 7 - 9 lbs
1 - bunch fresh sage leaves
¾ - cup olive oil
1 - cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks
2 - cups tangerine juice
2 - tangerines, sliced thin, seeds removed
2 - cups, packed light brown sugar
1 - cup water
½ - teaspoon whole cloves
2 - cinnamon sticks
1 ½ - lbs baby carrots
Preheat the oven in the Convection Mode 300 degrees.
Place the ham on a rack in a large roasting pan.
Score the ham with cuts in a diamond pattern about 2 inches apart and ½ deep.
Season generously with salt and pepper. Chop 8 of the sage leaves and mix with the olive oil to make a paste, rub all of the ham getting into the slits.
Bake for 2 hours.
Glaze:
Combine the butter, tangerine juice, tangerines, brown sugar, water and spices in a heavy medium saucepan and heat over medium heat.
Bring to a gentle boil and simmer until the liquid is reduced to a syrupy glaze, 30 - 40 minutes.
Brush the glaze over the ham when it has completed its initial heating phase. Add the baby carrots and another 8 chopped sage leaves and continue baking for another 40 - 50 minutes until the carrots are tender and the internal temperature of the ham is 150 degrees.
Serves 12
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