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Christmas Caramel Waffles and Bulla Butterscotch Cream

I love baking during the weeks leading up to Christmas. The smell of Christmas fills the house. Lovely. This year is a hectic one but I always try to make time for family baking time.

This year, I was introduced to the Bulla butterscotch cream. And I tell you, Oh my goodness, it is amazing stuff. First of all, I love anything butterscotch. And, to make it even easier, it's already whipped so its good to go straight from the tub.

I've tried this cream with bought gourmet mince pies and with home made caramel waffles. It goes well with everything. Just dollop on top of just about anything.

I made Christmas caramel waffles to go with the cream. The added caramel choc bits make it so moorish. The spices give it that Christmas smell and taste. You can make this for Christmas morning or if you want, any time of the year. Why not, right?

Recipe:

  • 2 cups self raising flour
  • 1tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 170ml full cream milk
  • 125ml water
  • 90g melted butter
  • 1 cup caramel choc chips
  • 2 tbs caster sugar
  • Bulla butterscotch cream

 

  1. Preheat waffle maker.
  2. In a bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla bean paste, egg yolks, milk, butter, water and caramel chips. Stir to combine.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks then gradually add the caster sugar. Keep beating until thick and glossy.
  4. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter mixture.
  5. Spray the waffle maker with a little oil and spoon some of the waffle mixture onto the waffle mould ensuring the mixture fills the mould. Cook for 3-4 minutes until golden.
  6. Serve with a dollop of the Bulla Butterscotch cream.

Bulla butterscotch thick dollop cream 200ml is now available at selected Coles, IGA and independent supermarkets. RRP $2.99. Get them now while stocks lasts.

I had complimentary samples courtesy of Mkt Communications and Bulla Dairy Foods.

Bon appetite,

Cherrie

 

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My Christmas 2011 in pictures: 3 days of eating

My three days of eating was full of not only food but was full of family, love and laughter.  

 

The past few months have been a really busy time. Christmas, this time has been dedicated to spending quality time with the family. Time goes so fast and I don’t want to miss any part of it. Working 7 days a week at the shop can make that a little difficult but I’ve learnt to make time for not only with my husband and children but also with my mum and dad. 

 

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas, just like me.
 

My Christmas celebrations started a month before. I held my annual Christmas Cocktail party for family. You can see the post here. 

 

I started my Christmas baking two weeks before the big day. I wanted the house to be filled with the smell of Christmas.  I found a recipe for cute mini chocolate pudding cookies. You can get the recipe here. With the left over cookie dough I made black and white cookies and tea cup cookies. 

I made mini gingerbread houses for the family to decorate. I think the children did a better job than I did.  

Christmas Eve
 

Noche Buena was held at my parent’s house. Dad worked hard on the barbequed lamb, pork and pork tocino (sweetened cured pork) and all was beautiful and delicious. Mum also had roasted chicken maryland and cooked up an amazing paella. Sis in law and I made salads to complete the feast. 

For dessert, my cousin brough along a box of sweet mangoes. Sis in law made a delicious chocolate and honey cashew bombe wtih mocha sauce. 

My contribution was a Christmas Wreath pavlova. I got the idea from Donna Hay’s Magazine, Christmas issue however, I decorated mine with fruit with Christmassy colours. 

Christmas Day
 

After the children opened their Christmas stocking presents, we started the day off with waffles with crispy bacon and maple syrup. Hubby made a buck’s fizz for me to drink while I cooked up breaky. 

The chidren then opened up their main presents. Santa was very kind to them this year. To see some of their presents, you can go to Deanna’s blog post here.
 

For our Christmas lunch, we had goose. I used Jamie Oliver’s recipe. So easy and so tasty. Our sides consisted of roast potatoes cooked in beef dripping, cauliflower cheese, corn cobs, pigs in a blanket, mashed swede and carrot and brussel sprouts with bacon. Needless to say, we were completely full after our lunch. 

For dessert, we had choc-honeycombe ice-cream pudding. A quick and easy cake, I adapted from super food ideas Magazine, December issue. Hubby also had my Christmas cake which I started 2 months ago. It’s the usual recipe I use, which you can get here, but I added chocolate chips to this one just to change it up a bit. 

For late supper, we had my home made country pate with Cheddar cheese and crustini. I made the pate about 4 days before. I try to make this every Christmas so it’s sort of a Christmas tradition in my house now. 

 

Boxing Day 

 

Boxing day is traditionally spent at my mother in law’s. As we don’t get to see her on Christmas day, the Moore families head over to her house to celebrate a late Christmas. She put on a lovely spread of roast turkey and ham, assorted roasted vegetables. As usual, we go home with full bellies. 

For dessert we had a mango cheesecake and a pavlova. Yum. 

As you can see my Christmas was fabulously filled with delicious food and fantastic company. 

 
 

I hope yours was the same. 

 
 

Happy New Year! 

 
 

Bon Appetite, 

Cherrie