June 6, 2014
Our daughter Daria will be 9 months old tomorrow! Where does the time go?
I recently started reading Karen Le Billon's new book, "Getting to Yum" and found a fabulous recipe for homemade teething biscuits. I followed the recipe but made a few "Polish" modifications, using 7-grain baby cereal instead of oat cereal and applesauce (homemade from local, baked Ligol apples-skins on, of course) instead of banana, which I did not have on hand. So here are my modifications on the recipe:
Teething Biscuits, Polish Style
1 cup all-purpose flour (you can use wheat, whole wheat or gluten-free oat)
1 cup dry baby cereal (oat is recommended)
6 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
about 1 cup of applesauce, pureed sweet potato or very ripe banana
a little water
Preheat your oven to 450 F
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the spices, flour and baby cereal until well combined. Stir in the butter and then add in enough fruit puree or mashed banana to bring the dough together. If the dough is still too dry, add in a little water until it comes together.
Lightly flour a clean work surface and bring the dough into a ball. Roll them out to your desired thickness and use a small circular cutter to make round biscuits. I used the cap from a bottle of baby food as a cutter and they are the perfect size for her little hands.
Place the rounds on a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper and bake for 7-10 minutes or until firm and lightly browned. Mine were a little chewy on the inside but Daria didn't mind.
Store in an air-tight container for up to a week. You could probably stash a few in the freezer for a chilly teething treat.
Daria seems to like them quite a lot! I've gotten her some teething biscuits here in Poland but they dissolve really fast (probably to reduce the chances of choking*) and they don't seem to satisfy her need to gnaw on something tasty. These are the perfect "tough little cookies." Other favorites include steamed carrot or sweet potato sticks chilled or frozen. A couple of weeks ago she annihilated some steamed broccoli "trees", smothered in butter. Yum!
We are still waiting for that first tooth to emerge. She has good days and bad days when it comes to teething discomfort and willingness to eat solids. Some days she gobbles everything in sight and other days she refuses everything but a bottle or breast. Perhaps this too shall pass.
So if you've got a little 'zombie' baby in the house munching away on everything in sight, give these biscuits a try.
*Always monitor your baby when they are gnawing on teething biscuits, as they can pose a choking hazard!
Our daughter Daria will be 9 months old tomorrow! Where does the time go?
I recently started reading Karen Le Billon's new book, "Getting to Yum" and found a fabulous recipe for homemade teething biscuits. I followed the recipe but made a few "Polish" modifications, using 7-grain baby cereal instead of oat cereal and applesauce (homemade from local, baked Ligol apples-skins on, of course) instead of banana, which I did not have on hand. So here are my modifications on the recipe:
Teething Biscuits, Polish Style
1 cup all-purpose flour (you can use wheat, whole wheat or gluten-free oat)
1 cup dry baby cereal (oat is recommended)
6 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
about 1 cup of applesauce, pureed sweet potato or very ripe banana
a little water
Preheat your oven to 450 F
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the spices, flour and baby cereal until well combined. Stir in the butter and then add in enough fruit puree or mashed banana to bring the dough together. If the dough is still too dry, add in a little water until it comes together.
Lightly flour a clean work surface and bring the dough into a ball. Roll them out to your desired thickness and use a small circular cutter to make round biscuits. I used the cap from a bottle of baby food as a cutter and they are the perfect size for her little hands.
Place the rounds on a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper and bake for 7-10 minutes or until firm and lightly browned. Mine were a little chewy on the inside but Daria didn't mind.
Store in an air-tight container for up to a week. You could probably stash a few in the freezer for a chilly teething treat.
Daria seems to like them quite a lot! I've gotten her some teething biscuits here in Poland but they dissolve really fast (probably to reduce the chances of choking*) and they don't seem to satisfy her need to gnaw on something tasty. These are the perfect "tough little cookies." Other favorites include steamed carrot or sweet potato sticks chilled or frozen. A couple of weeks ago she annihilated some steamed broccoli "trees", smothered in butter. Yum!
We are still waiting for that first tooth to emerge. She has good days and bad days when it comes to teething discomfort and willingness to eat solids. Some days she gobbles everything in sight and other days she refuses everything but a bottle or breast. Perhaps this too shall pass.
So if you've got a little 'zombie' baby in the house munching away on everything in sight, give these biscuits a try.
*Always monitor your baby when they are gnawing on teething biscuits, as they can pose a choking hazard!
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