Australian Pavlova - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 egg whites
dash salt
1 tsp. white vinegar
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. cornstarch

Preparation

Place egg whites and salt in bowl of electric mixer.
Beat on medium speed until egg whites are white, opaque and just beginning to hold their shape.
Add vinegar.
Increase speed to medium high and slowly add sugar, 1 tbsp. at a time, until all sugar is added and meringue is stiff. Beat in cornstarch.
Line baking sheet with parchment paper and draw 10 inch circle on paper.
Invert paper. Spread meringue in circle on prepared pan and using back of spoon, make meringue disk concave in center spreading from center to sides.
Bake meringue shell at 350\u00b0 for 5 minutes.
Lower heat to 250\u00b0 and continue baking 1 hour or until meringue is firm, crisp on outside and still slightly moist within.
Cool on pan on rack. When completely cooled, slide spatula or knife between meringue shell and paper to loosen.
If prepared in advance, wrap meringue with plastic wrap and store at room temperature.