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Cut the frozen cherries into quarters and place half into a small bowl and the remainder into a medium saucepan. Add the water, sugar, cornflour, lemon zest and juice and the spices to the saucepan and mix well to combine. Place over a medium heat, Induction level 6 and cook, stirring constantly until the mixture boils and thickens. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining cherries, including any juice, then allow the mixture to cool completely. Preheat oven on CircoTherm to 200˚C and select low steam. Place one sheet of pastry onto a board lined with a piece of baking paper. Using the back of a knife mark out the pastry into three equal sections. Place one third of the cooled cherry mixture down the centre third of the pastry leaving a 2cm border at each end of the pastry. Using a sharp knife, cut the pastry on either side of the filling on a 45 degree angle at 1cm intervals from the filling to the edge of the pastry. Starting at one end, fold one strip of pastry over the filling, then fold another strip from the opposite side over the filling. Continue to fold the pastry over the filling alternating from side to side until the filling is enclosed. Pinch each end of the strudel to seal. Brush the strudel with the egg. Repeat to make 3 strudels. Keeping the strudel on the baking paper, transfer two strudels onto the universal pan (trim the baking paper if necessary) and one onto a separate tray. Bake on shelf positions 1 and 3 for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden.

We’re reflecting on the most popular recipes in 2019… It’s our goal to inspire home chefs to cook up a storm and indulge in life’s culinary pleasures. From gourmet moussaka to Yorkshire puddings, we have created a range of recipes from across the globe, designed to help you push the boundaries of your own kitchen and try something new. But what recipes have been the most popular in 2019? Keep reading to find out… Summer Pavlova Our most popular dessert of the year is our Summer Pavlova. This meringue-based dessert has a crisp crust and soft inside, creating a refreshing and tasty dessert that can be enjoyed during the warmer months. When it comes to the perfect pav – decoration is key, so ensure it’s topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.  Click here for the NEFF recipe.   Moroccan Lamb Shanks Lamb shanks were a favourite this year. Cooked with Moroccan flavours, and served on a bed of couscous and steamed vegetables, it’s no surprise that Australians have bookmarked our recipe and keep coming back for more of this hearty comfort food. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Crusty Homemade Bread It’s no surprise that our crusty homemade bread is part of our top 10. It’s simple, fun and tastes amazing when you take it out of the oven. Plus, your NEFF appliances are pre-programmed with a bread baking function that will make it easy for you to get the perfect crumb, every time. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Slow Roasted Lamb Leg We’re calling 2019 the year of slow cooking. One of our most viewed dishes was our slow roasted leg of lamb that is perfect for Sunday roast. The spicy crust slowly infuses into the meat flavouring it with paprika, garlic, onion and star anise for a simple, but tasty dinner the whole family will love. Click here for the recipe. Chickpea and Lentil Curry The chickpea and lentil curry was a surprise addition to our list of the most popular NEFF recipes of 2019. The vegetarian meal is loaded with protein, making you feel fuller for longer and can be made in just 30 minutes using NEFF’s FullSteam oven. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Autumn Roast Vegetable Salad Despite the name, our delicious roast vegetable salad can be enjoyed at any time of year, served hot, warm or cold. It brings out the best of Australia’s fresh produce with a range of delicious veggies including pumpkin, carrot and beetroot. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Cheesy Baked Cauliflower Our Cheesy Baked Cauliflower was a firm favourite this year. It’s an indulgent comfort food, packed with lots of fibre and vitamins. With just a few main ingredients, it’s easy to throw together, and doesn’t take too long to prepare. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Crispy Pork Belly From our data, it’s clear that Australians are looking for the perfect pork belly recipe. They’ve found it in the NEFF kitchen with a tantalising combination of CircoTherm, VarioSteam and CircoRoast oven functions. This will help you achieve an incredibly moist pork, topped with golden, crunchy crackling. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Minestrone Soup Hailing from Italy, a hearty minestrone soup is a staple dish in Australian kitchens. The traditional soup is made from seasonal vegetables such as potatoes, carrots and celery sticks. This makes it easy to put together without a trip to the supermarket. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Ultimate chocolate cake It looks like those with a sweet tooth are frequent visitors to The NEFF Kitchen website. Taking only 10 minutes to prepare, our chocolate cake is rich and fudgy and will leave your guests raving about it all year. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Looking for more recipe inspiration? Click here to check out our archives.

January 1 is around the corner, which means you may be thinking about your goals for 2020. Studies show that the most common new year’s resolution in Australia is ‘to get fit’. This is closely followed by ‘eating better’ which isn’t exactly conducive to our flavoursome collection of decadent desserts. We don’t want you to miss out, so we’ve put together a list of mouth-watering cakes that will help send off 2019 in style and set you up for a great 2020. Indulgent Vanilla Layer Cake When it comes to impressive cakes, a little bit of height can make a world of difference. This recipe is stacked with three layers of heavenly cake, made with steam and assembled with white chocolate ganache between each level. Topped with raspberries and white chocolate truffles, our Indulgent Vanilla Layer Cake is worth every calorie. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Raspberry Sponge Cake Looking for a cake that will wow your guests at your New Years’ Eve party? Our raspberry sponge will definitely do the trick. All you need is a good mixer and perfect oven temperate to make sure your sponge rise and achieve that feather-light texture. Garnished with sweet raspberries and rose petals, this dessert takes pretty in pink to a whole new level. And did we mention that it only takes 20 minutes to cook? Click here for the NEFF recipe. Cherry Ripe Layer Cake You can’t go on a diet without trying this recipe first. Inspired by Australia’s oldest chocolate bar, the Cherry Ripe Layer Cake is the ultimate dessert to eat before your health kick begins. It has layers of chocolate sponge with cherry and coconut filling that will have you coming back for seconds and thirds. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Layered Gingerbread Cake Sure, gingerbread is great, but have you ever tried this fragrant dessert in layered form? Made with Gewurzhaus spices, our recipe combines some of our favourite flavours including golden syrup, custard and cream cheese which doesn’t just look good, but tastes great too. You better make it before the New Year, because you won’t be able to resist if you see the dessert sitting on your kitchen bench. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Ultimate chocolate cake How could we create a list of indulgent cakes without including our decadent chocolate cake. It’s the ultimate crowd pleaser and so easy to make. Simply add all ingredients and mix it with an electric beater until it is light and fluffy. Then let your NEFF oven do the rest. Covered in dark chocolate ganache, it’s bound to become your next family favourite. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Click here to check out our range of NEFF ovens that will help you get the best result for your cakes in the new year. And if your goal is to improve your baking, book yourself into a free product demonstration with a home economist that will show you how to use your appliance to its full potential.

One of the things we love about cooking is creating and experimenting with new textures and flavours. But we can’t forget, that at its core, baking is a science with hundreds of chemical reactions taking place throughout the cooking process. While it can be tempting to keep opening the oven door to check how a dish it coming along, this can be detrimental to the final product. And we all know how devastating it is to spend over an hour preparing a decadent cake, only for it to sink once we take it out of the oven. That’s why NEFF engineers developed NEFFLight ®, a feature that ensures food is always visible, without needing to open the oven door. This feature is unique to NEFF and allows you to maintain a high oven temperate so food cooks faster. How does NEFFLight® work? Most ovens position their lighting system in the oven cavity, which means light in the oven is obstructed by shelves and pans. But NEFFLight ® uses a specially designed prism located in the oven door to evenly distribute light. This makes it easier to get a good view of everything that is cooking, including the muffin in the very back corner of the oven cavity. Which ovens have the NEFFLight® feature? The unique NEFF lighting system is available on two ovens; 60cm Slide&Hide® oven with FullSteam  (B48FT78H0B) and 60cm Slide&Hide® oven with VarioSteam (B58VT68H0B). This led lighting will make the appliance even more handy, effective and efficient. Which recipes are great for using NEFFLight®? Every cooking experience can be enhanced with NEFFLight®. But there are some recipes that are near impossible to make without it. Here are some recipes that will put your NEFFLight® to good use. Yorkshire Puddings Made with just four ingredients, it’s hard to find a way to ruin this traditional English side dish. But you’d be surprised how easy it is to make a mistake if you don’t get the temperature right. Bake at 220°C for 8-10 minutes to ensure your Yorkshire Puddings are light, fluffy and golden. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Carrot and Walnut Cake Whether you’re making a birthday cake, creating a dessert to take to a friend’s house or simply doing some Sunday baking, there is nothing worse than putting a lot of time and effort into preparing a carrot and walnut cake, then seeing it sink in the middle and needing to fill in the gaps with cream cheese. This cake should be baked at 160°C for 45 minutes to ensure it rises, remains moist and retains its great shape after cooling down. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Whole Roast Chicken Did you know that your oven can drop up-to 100°C if you leave the oven door open for just 30 seconds? This is the reason some roasts take longer to cook than expected. Whether it’s beef, lamb or chicken, you should try not to open the door to ensure heat doesn’t escape while cooking. Roast your chicken at 200°C for 1 hour and 30 minutes to ensure you get the perfect texture and consistency. Click here for the NEFF recipe. Interested in learning more about NEFFLight®? Click here.

Layer the nectarine slices and strawberries into 6 x 185ml greased ramekins. Combine in a large bowl the maple syrup, vanilla, cream, eggs and flour and whisk until smooth. Pour the custard mixture over the fruit in each ramekin. Place the ramekins into the large perforated tray and cook on FullSteam 80°C for 40-45 minutes or until just set. Allow to cool at room temperature then chill. In a small saucepan combine the butter and brown sugar and cook over a medium heat/setting 5 for 3-4 minutes, stirring until the butter and sugar become syrupy and slightly thickened. Cool slightly. Decorate the custards with the reserved nectarine slices then drizzle each with a little of the syrup. Serve immediately.

The festive season is fast approaching and people’s diaries are starting to fill up with Christmas gatherings. So, if you want to get your family and friends together for a festive lunch, it’s best to start planning sooner, rather than later. In just a few weeks, your kitchen table will be full of mouths to feed, so we’ve put together some tips on how to plan your menu, style your dining area and take the stress out of festive entertaining, using your NEFF appliances. Planning your Christmas menu From one home cook to another, the most important thing about Christmas entertaining is pre-planning your menu. So, take note of any dietary requirements, check out our recipe collection and get your shopping list ready so you have all the ingredients on hand. When putting your menu together, remember that not everything has to be left until the last minute. In fact, it’s best to get started now so you’re not left with the worst cuts. What to order now Find a great butcher and see when they’ll start taking their orders for Christmas to help you beat the rush. Many will allow you to pre-order large turkeys, cuts of pork or legs of ham weeks in advance, ensuring you get your hands on exactly what you envision for your Christmas table without any stress. Love a traditional Christmas pudding? Whether you’re making your own or prefer to buy them from a pro, these delicious desserts are known for their ability to be made and stored well in advance. Organise this at the start of December and that’s one more thing off your list in the lead up to the festive season. Finally, once you’ve planned your menu it’s time to organise your shopping. Anything that can be stored for a week or more should be picked up early, and save your perishables and fresh produce for the days before Christmas. If you’re really organised you can always schedule a food shop to be delivered to your home a day or two before Christmas – saving you the made rush around the supermarket in the busiest days. Don’t save all your cooking for the day As Christmas creeps closer and your to-do list grows longer, Christmas Day can be daunting. Save yourself some time on the big day by pre-cooking what you can in the days before, giving you more time to spend with your family. Pre-cook your stuffing If you’re planning a traditional Christmas lunch, a roast turkey or chicken will be a standout on your kitchen table, particularly with a generous serve of stuffing on the side. This can be cooked the week before and stored in your freezer. Just defrost and heat it up before you serve lunch – no one will even notice that it was pre-made! Make your gravy the night before When you’re entertaining guests, the last thing you want to do is waste time making gravy. The good news is that you can make your gravy the night before and store it in the fridge, ready to warm up in the microwave or your stove before lunch. For added flavour and a silky consistency, stir through the juices from your roast turkey or chicken before you serve. Make your Christmas desserts the week before Full of sugar, spice and everything nice, your Christmas desserts can be whipped up ahead of the big day to ensure you aren’t in the kitchen while your guests enjoy their lunch. From traditional jam-filled shortbread to decadent steamed puddings, these are easy to prepare up-to a week before Christmas and store in the fridge or freezer. Your NEFF appliances can help We all love cooking up the kind of delicious Christmas feast that makes everyone want to undo their top button and sneak away for a post lunch nap, but this can be a lot of work. The good news is that your NEFF kitchen can help. Use these features to take the stress out of Christmas entertaining. Automatic programs NEFF’s automatic programs use a combination of different oven functions to cook your dish to perfection. All you have to do is let your oven know what you would like to cook and it will do the rest for you. Click here to learn more about NEFF’s automatic functions. CircoTherm When it comes to Christmas entertaining, it’s normal to have many dishes cooking at the same time. But many home chefs are afraid that the flavours of their dishes will mix, contaminating the unique characteristics of each tray. The good news is that NEFF’s CircoThermÒ oven has multiple levels that can be used simultaneously, without mixing smells or flavours. Click here to learn more about CircoThermÒ. MultiPoint MeatProbe When entertaining guests, it can be difficult to keep track of your oven temperature and monitor how your roast is progressing. To avoid the dreaded dryness, or your dish going up in flames, you can use NEFF’s MultiPoint MeatProbe. This smart device monitors the internal temperature of your meat and controls the temperature of your oven accordingly. Click here to learn more about MultiPoint MeatProbe. Want to brush up on your kitchen skills before Christmas day? Book yourself into one of our free product demonstration.

Combine the flour, yeast, salt, sugar and chopped rosemary in a bowl. Add the warm water and olive oil and mix to form a soft dough. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic. Line the multipurpose pan with baking paper & drizzle with olive oil. Put the dough into the pan and place into the oven. Select Dough Proving function level 1. Allow the dough to prove for 40 - 45 minutes or until doubled in size. Using the palm of your hand, spread the dough into an oval shape approximately 1 -1.5cm in thickness. Using your fingers “dimple” the dough, being careful not to push through to the base. Arrange the olives over the dough and sprinkle with rosemary leaves. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt flakes. Place the dough back in the oven on shelf position 2 to prove for a further 30minutes or until doubled in size. Leaving the dough in the oven, change the oven function to Bread Baking 210˚C with high steam. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until golden and crusty.

A microwave is a kitchen staple. The perfect appliance to heat up your food quickly and conveniently, in a very small space. Whether it’s warming up leftovers, or cooking oats, it’s your go-to device for a hot dish when you are in a rush. But a microwave can be quite an eyesore, taking up space on your kitchen bench or in the pantry. Luckily, NEFF has been creating stylish, versatile and user-friendly appliances for more than 100 years, and have created sleek microwave solutions that will look great in your kitchen. You can choose from compact ovens with microwave functionality or built in microwaves to prepare your food just that little bit faster. Which microwave oven is right for you? Built in microwaves For those home cooks who are always in a hurry, it’s hard to look past the NEFF Built In Microwave (C17WR00N0A).The appliance has seven automatic programs, modern LED lighting and double glazed doors, helping you cook efficiently in a very small space, while providing more room to deck out your kitchen with the essentials. Compact ovens with microwave functionality A great way to maximise space in your kitchen is to combine multiple appliances in one – just like NEFF’s induction cooktop and range hood duo.  One of the most popular choices is a compact oven with microwave functionality, that acts as a regular oven, but has the added bonus of also being a microwave, with handy automatic programs that meet your unique culinary needs. NEFF’s range of compact ovens with microwave functionality include: Compact oven with microwave Pyrolytic compact oven with microwave Pyrolytic compact oven with microwave and variosteam Depending on your chosen model, you’ll enjoy handy automatic programmes that suggest ideal cooking times, a full-touch TFT display and a memory function that allows you to select your favourite setting at the touch of a button. Some microwaves even have a feature grill which will make the appliance even more convenient when you need to finish off your dish with a golden topping. Click here to see all compact NEFF ovens with microwave functionality. We understand that it can be difficult to know which appliance is right for you without seeing them in them in real life, so book a product demonstration with one of our home economists who will give you some handy tips, tricks and advice on how to choose a microwave appliance that suits you and your family. Click here to book a production demonstration near you.

Rub the chicken with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the garlic. Season well. Slice fillet length wise, half way to form a pocket. Insert cheese and fresh herbs. Wrap fillet with prosciutto to encase filling and tie with kitchen string if desired. This can be prepared earlier and left to marinate or freeze for later use. Place fillet onto greased universal tray. Layer vegetables around circumference of the chicken. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil and lemon juice and seasoning as desired. Insert MultiPoint Meat Probe into thickest part of chicken and place in oven on Shelf Level 3. Select oven function CircoRoasting® at 180°C with a medium level of steam. Plug Meat Probe into oven and select core temperature 75°C for the chicken. Allow the chicken to rest before slicing the chicken diagonally. While the chicken is resting the vegetables can stay on the tray. Simply return the vegetables on the universal tray to the oven for a further 5 minutes to crisp by turning the steam off and continuing on CircoRoast to achieve desired result. Serve with a sprinkle of fresh herbs.