Recipe : Baby’s Own Banana Bread : 8 months

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Baby’s Own Banana Bread

    • 2 small, ripe bananas (mashed)
  • 3 oz organic raisins
  • 4 oz plain flour
  • 2 oz butter
  • 1 beaten egg
  • pinch nutmeg
  • pinch cinnamon

1. Add the nutmeg and cinnamon to the flour and rub in the butter.
2. Stir in the raisins and the egg, then the mashed banana.
3. Bake in a greased loaf tin at 350 deg F (175 deg C) for 45 mins to
one hour, until firm.

Wheat-free cereal bars ( great for teething!)

  • 4oz non-wheat flour
  • 4oz baby porridge
  • 8 fl oz natural orange juice

1. Preheat the oven to 350 deg F (180 deg C).
2.Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, until it forms a dough.
3. Roll out the dough and cut into 1″ bars.
4. Place on a baking sheets and cook for around 20 mins, until dry and
hard.

Baby’s Healthy Carrot Cake

  • 8 oz wholemeal flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • pinch salt
  • 10 fl oz water
  • 6 oz raisins
  • 6 oz sultanas
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 8 oz carrot, grated
  • 4 fl oz sugar-free applesauce

1. Preheat the oven to 375 deg F (190 deg C).
2. In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3. Pour the water into a small saucepan, then add the raisins, nutmeg,
cinnamon and sultanas.
4. Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 5 mins.

5. Place the grated carrots into a bowl, then pour the liquid mixture
over them. Add the applesauce give the mixture a good stir.
6. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.

7. Pour the mixture into a greased pan and bake for between 45 mins and
1 hour, until a sharp knife inserted into the centre comes out clean.

No-cook tofu cubes

  • 1 package of firm tofu, cubed
  • handful of cornflakes
  • pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg

1. Place the cornflakes into a sandwich bag and crush until fine.
2. Add the cinnamon/nutmeg (or both!) and shake the bag to mix.
3. Put as many tofu cubes as needed into the bag and shake well, until
the cubes are coated. They are then ready to serve!

Banana and sultana biscuits

These fruity biscuits contain NO sugar!

  • 1 lb ripe banana puree
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 2 oz wholemeal flour
  • 6 oz rolled oats
  • 2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 4 oz sultanas

1. Preheat the oven to 425 deg F (220 deg C).
2. Combine the bananas, maple syrup and vanilla in one bowl and the flour,
oats, nutmeg and bicarbonate of soda in another.
3. Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients, until the dry ingredients
are thoroughly moistened.
4. Carefully stir in the sultanas.
5. Using a tablespoon, spoon on to a non-stick baking sheet and flatten
with the back of the spoon.
6. Bake until golden brown.

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About the author

Christine Albury has four children (from 3 to 13) and has cooked for
them all, so over the years she’s amassed heaps of recipes! Christine
says”I’m committed to cooking with fresh and healthy ingredients
and also to encouraging a sophisticated palate from an early age. I don’t
subscribe to the theory that baby food has to be bland – and, judging
from readers’ responses to my site (www.homemade-baby-food-recipes.com)
- many other parents feel the same! Instead, I suggest that parents experiment
with herbs and aromatic spices (not salt) to create meals that are nutritious
AND tasty!”

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