Blood-Orange Pavlovas with Grand Marnier
- 6 blood oranges, peel and pith removed
- 7 tablespoons Grand Marnier or other orange-flavored liqueur
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt, plus a pinch
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Preheat the oven to 225F.
- Cut the oranges into segments.
- Toss with 3 tablespoons liqueur; refrigerate until ready to use.
- Make the meringue: Put the egg whites, 1 cup sugar, and a pinch of salt in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer.
- Set over a pan of simmering water; whisk constantly until the sugar is melted and the mixture is hot.
- Using the whisk attachment, beat the egg white mixture on medium speed until soft peaks form.
- Raise speed to high; beat until cool, and stiff, glossy peaks form.
- Beat in the vinegar and vanilla.
- Using a rubber spatula, mound the meringue into 12 3-inch-wide rounds on parchment-paperlined baking sheets.
- Swirl the edges and make a well in the center of each meringue.
- Bake until crisp and just set in the center, 40 to 50 minutes.
- Let cool on the sheet on a wire rack.
- When the meringues are cool enough to handle, peel off the parchment.
- Let cool completely.
- Make the custard: Stir together the yolks, orange juice, remaining 1/4 cup each sugar and liqueur, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a large heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water; whisk until thickened and a spoon leaves a wake, about 4 minutes.
- Pass the mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl.
- Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.
- Beat the cream to soft peaks; fold into the custard.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 4 hours (rewhisk before using).
- Just before serving, mound custard in each meringue.
- Top the custard mounds with orange segments and their juices.
oranges, grand marnier, eggs, sugar, salt, white vinegar, vanilla, orange juice, heavy cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/blood-orange-pavlovas-with-grand-marnier-392844 (may not work)