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In France, different variations of choux pastry have specific names, such as choux à la crème, éclairs, gougères, profiteroles and chouquettes.

For alcohol-free fruit cakes, replace the brandy with black tea or orange juice and proceed as per recipe. An alcohol-free version should be stored in the fridge and consumed within 1 month.

Vanilla seeds can easily be removed from the vanilla pod; hold the pod at one end, slit with a sharp knife lengthwise, then scrape out the seeds with the tip of the knife.

Individual steamed sticky date puddings: half-fill 12 lightly greased silicone cupcake moulds with mixture. Place into Varoma dish and onto Varoma tray (allow at least a 1-2 cm gap around the top of the cupcake moulds as the puddings will rise during steaming). Place 1500 g water into mixing bowl and place Varoma into position. Secure Varoma lid and steam 23-30 min/Varoma/speed 1, depending on the size of your puddings. Puddings are cooked when a wooden skewer inserted into the centre of a pudding comes out clean. Repeat with remaining batter in batches as required.

Thanks to one of our amazing New Zealand Thermomix® Consultants, Chloe Waru, for this recipe. It's beyond mouth-watering and will top your Christmas treat list, for sure.

To make your own ghee and garlic paste, please refer to the recipes on Cookidoo®.

Dough loves a humid environment to prove. Achieve great results by spraying lightly with water, then place in a warm location. You don't want the dough to dry out.

We used a natural Greek-style yoghurt. It's important to use a yoghurt containing live, active cultures (be sure to check the label) and we recommend using one without any added additives or stabilisers.

A festive way to serve dough balls, this fun, Christmas-tree-shaped bread looks impressive while being deceptively simple to prepare. Stuffed with cheese then topped with a herby butter, it's the perfect centrepiece for your Christmas celebration.

You can replace the almond butter with peanut butter in this recipe. Just be sure to use one made from 100 per cent nuts.

For a unique flavour, add 3 sprigs of rosemary, leaves only, with the sugar in step 1.

You can substitute the ricotta cheese with quark cheese.

This beautifully light summer dessert would prove extremely popular at a dinner party. The very thin sponge layer supports the lightest strawberry mousse. Your guests will finish this off in seconds!

This Challah, Milk Bread, or Zopf, is traditionally served in Switzerland on Sunday mornings for breakfast. A Thermomix® favorite and with good reason. An impressive braided bread, not only beautiful but delicious too. Soft and slightly sweet. Makes exceptional sandwiches or delicious with butter and jam for breakfast.

We used a natural Greek-style yoghurt. It's important to use a yoghurt containing live, active cultures (be sure to check the label) and we recommend using one without any added additives or stabilisers.

In step 5, potatoes should be cooked through but still firm enough that a knife can pass easily through without mashing.

Dip your fingertips in a little oil before making indentations in the dough in step 6.

Unfed sourdough starter is the starter you would otherwise discard before each feeding. It is mature and active but does not pass the "float test". Sourdough starter recipes are a great way to take the starter you'd otherwise discard and use it to create something delicious.

Soaking the chicken livers in milk softens flavor and tenderizes the liver.

This Challah, Milk Bread, or Zopf, is traditionally served in Switzerland on Sunday mornings for breakfast. A Thermomix® favorite and with good reason. An impressive braided bread, not only beautiful but delicious too. Soft and slightly sweet. Makes exceptional sandwiches or delicious with butter and jam for breakfast.

For a sweeter roll: add 80 g honey instead of sugar and reduce salt by ½ tsp.