and I had my heart set on this-<\/strong><\/p>\n a Berry Meringue tart!<\/p>\n I got the recipe here<\/a> at cityhippiefarmgirl\u2019s\u00a0 blog.\u00a0 And I\u2019ve been thinking about it<\/p>\n ever since.\u00a0\u00a0 Meredith was here for our celebration and since her next stop is Canberra,<\/p>\n Australia, I decided to make a version of the Pavlova for her.<\/p>\n Pavlova\u2019s are a distinctly Australian ( and New Zealand) treat and they usually don\u2019t<\/p>\n have a pastry shell.\u00a0 But Brydie\u2019s looked so good I couldn\u2019t get it out of my mind.<\/p>\n I started off with a short pastry crust- I made a regular pie dough ( 2 1\/2 cups flour, 1 stick<\/p>\n cold butter, 1 tsp salt, 1\/4 cup ice water) and then I rolled it out and place another stick of<\/p>\n unsalted butter in a thin layer on the dough.\u00a0 Then I folded it in thirds, and then folded<\/p>\n it into thirds again and refrigerated it.\u00a0 When it was cold I took it out and rolled it out and<\/p>\n placed it into a deep dish pie plate and baked it after scoring the surface with a fork in<\/p>\n quite a few places.<\/p>\n When it cooled I mixed together whipped cream and marscapone cheese and about 1\/4<\/p>\n cup sugar and put a light layer of this on the bottom of the crust.<\/p>\n Then I made meringues-<\/p>\n and placed them on top of the layer of cream and cheese.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And then I piled the rest of the whipped cream mixture on top,<\/p>\n added the berries and sprinkled sugar over the top.<\/p>\n It was delicious!\u00a0 I cut the tart into 10 pieces and the adults all<\/p>\n had a piece.\u00a0 Most had never had Pavlova before- and they loved<\/p>\n it!\u00a0 I am making this again.\u00a0 Maybe for Christmas.<\/p>\n The blackberries and strawberries made a stunning display- and were perfect together.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Because this is my new favorite dessert!<\/p>\n Thanks, Brydie!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was Thanksgiving today in America! I made my usual sausage and walnut stuffing. And 4 dozen dinner rolls. And a pumpkin pie. But it was also the 36th anniversary of our wedding for my husband and myself- and I … Continue reading ![\"021\"](\"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/021.jpg\" "\\"021\\"")
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