Hot Cross Bun Waffles
Preparation 5 Minutes
Cook 10 Minutes
Serves 1
Method
Cut Hot cross bun in half
Heat your waffle iron and place both halves on the waffle iron to toast
Scoop vanilla ice-cream and place between the toasted bun
Drizzle with chocolate sauce and serve.
Ingredients
Sunbeam Hot Cross Buns
Quality Vanilla Ice-cream
Chocolate Topping or left over Easter eggs, melted
Recipe Collection
Chocolate Puddings with Sherry Raisins
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Pre-heat oven to 160Β°C (140Β°C fan-forced). Lightly grease 6 x ΒΎ cup capacity muffin pans. Place butter, sugar, raisins and sherry in a saucepan and heat, stirring occasionally until butter has melted. Allow to cool.
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Mix eggs through raisin mixture and then fold in the flour, almond meal, cocoa and spice. Pour between prepared pans and bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in pan before removing.
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Use a small spatula to help remove puddings from pans and serve with custard and cream.
Puddings can be made in advance and re-heated briefly in a microwave to warm through.
Turmeric Chicken Curry
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Heat oil in a frying pan. Add onion, ginger and garlic, cooking over low heat for 4-5 minutes until tender. Stir in spices and cook a further minute.
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Add coconut milk, chicken and almond meal to pan. Simmer over a low heat partially covered until chicken is cooked through.
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Serve curry sprinkled with flaked almonds, tomatoes and coriander. Accompany with rice and cucumber.
Roast Pork with Pistachio Stuffing
Pat the pork belly dry with a paper towel, then score the rind at 1cm intervals.Β Β
To make the Pistachio Stuffing, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low-medium heat. Add the shallot, lemongrass, garlic, ginger and chilli flakes. Cook, stirring for 3-4 minutes until softened. Then add the remaining ingredients. And cook, stirring, until pistachios are lightly golden. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Then stir in the lemon zest and parsley leaves.Β Β
Butterfly the pork belly, leaving one edge intact. Spoon the Pistachio Cranberry Stuffing inside the pork and then roll up. Secure the pork with kitchen twine. Place pork into the fridge overnight (or for 12 hours) to allow the skin to dry up and the pork meat to take on the stuffing flavour.Β Β Β
Preheat the oven to 180β fan force.Β Β
Place pork onto a wire rack and into a roasting tin. Rub the oil over the pork belly skin and sprinkle over salt. Place into the middle of the oven and roast for 30 minutes. Turn heat down to 160β and continue to cook for 2 hours to slowly cook the pork meat. Then, to finish, turn the oven up to the highest grill setting and continue cooking for 2-4 minutes until skin has turned to crackling β you may need to use tongs to rotate the pork a few times to brown all sides evenly.Β
Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes, before carving.Β Β
Asparagus with Proscuttio, Parmesan & Pine Nuts
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
Place the asparagus in a single layer on a baking tray. Do not overcrowd. Drizzle with olive oil and lightly season with salt and pepper. Toss around to evenly coat.
Top the asparagus with prosciutto, Parmesan cheese, and pine nuts.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the prosciutto is crisp and asparagus tender.
Pumpkin Macadamia Salad
Preheat oven to 180ΒΊC.
- Place pumpkin and onion in large baking dish, add 2 tablespoons of oil and mix to coat. Roast or grill until tender (approx 30 minutes), turning once. Cool, and then gently mix with rocket, macadamias and raisins.
- Combine lemon juice, honey, ginger and remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in screw top jar. Shake and pour over salad. Gently toss to combine.
Cherry Dark Choc Biscotti
Preheat oven to 180ΒΊC (160ΒΊC fan).Β Β Line a large oven tray with baking paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, combine sugar and eggs.Β Β Whisk until pale and fluffy.Β Β Add both flours, nuts, sultanas and cherries and stir to combine.Β
Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour.Β Β Turn the dough out onto the surface, divide into two even portions then roll each into a 30cm long log.Β Β Transfer to prepared tray, flatten the tops slightly then bake for 30 mins.Β Β Remove tray from oven and allow logs to cool for 20 mins.Β Β Reduce oven temperature to 140ΒΊC.
Use a serrated knife to diagonally cut slices, about 5mm thick.Β Β Arrange slices back onto the lined oven tray and bake for a further 15 mins, turning the biscuits half way, until they are crisp and dry.Β Β Transfer biscuits to a wire baking rack to cool completely.
Place chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and melt according to packet instructions.Β Β Pour melted chocolate into a small cup and dip the ends of the biscotti into the melted chocolate, tapping off any excess.Β Β Sprinkle extra almonds over the chocolate to decorate.
Place dipped biscotti onto baking paper and stand at room temperature until the chocolate sets.
