Buttermilk Waffles with Vanilla Custard, Macerated Strawberries, Shortbread and Chervil Syrup

For the vanilla custard

1. Place the gelatine leaves in cool water for 3-5 minutes until they soften.
2. Gently heat the milk in a pan until warm.
3. Mix the sugar, egg yolks and flour in a bowl.
4. Once the milk is warmed through, add to the egg mixture in the bowl, and then place the whole mixture back in the pan.
5. Keep the mixture on a low heat whilst whisking until it thickens up.
6. Once it has thickened, add the gelatine and mix thoroughly.
7. Leave the mixture to set overnight in the fridge.
8. Once set, blend until smooth- delicious!

For the waffles

1. Put all dry ingredients in a stand mixer with whisk attachment, or use a hand whisk.
2. Gently melt the butter, don’t let it get too hot.
3. Add all wet ingredients to dry and whisk together until the mixture is smooth.
4. Pop the mixture into the Lakeland No Mess Waffle Maker, each waffle takes around 3 mins.

For the macerated strawberries

1. Begin by removing the strawberry stalks and halve each strawberry.
2. Place strawberries in a bowl with the sugar and the lemon juice.
3. Simply leave to sit for 30 minutes before serving!

For the shortbread

1. 在碗里揉搓所有的材料，直到混合在一起，然后在烤盘上弄碎，或者用切割机做饼干。
2. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees and bake until golden brown.
3. Once the shortbread has cooled, either crumble over the waffle dish or serve whole.

Strawberry puree

1. Place all the ingredients into a pan and bring to the boil.
2. Turn the heat down to a simmer until the ingredients thickens and reduces.
3. Once thickened, remove from the heat.
4. Blend mixture till it is smooth and allow to cool.

For the chervil syrup

1. Boil the water and sugar together and then cool to ice cold temperature.
2. Once ice cold, add the chervil and xantham gum to the sugar-syrup mixture and blitz using a hand blender.
3. The mixture should thicken enough to coat the back of a spoon (add a ¼ tsp of xantham if it needs thickening and re-blend).
4. Pass the syrup over ice and drizzle over your waffles!