This issue’s
recipe:
Apple & Carrot
Muffins
The World Health Organisation
recommends that babies have only
breast milk or infant formula for the
first 6 months of life. Signs that indicate
your baby is ready for something more: Can they stay in
a sitting position and hold their head steady AND can
they co-ordinate eyes, hands and mouth to see food,
pick it up and put it in their mouth by themselves AND
Can they swallow food? Babies who are not ready will
push their food back out, getting more around their
face than they eat!
75g self raising flour and 75g wholemeal
flour
50g granulated sugar
25g dried skimmed milk powder
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp salt
125ml vegetable oil
50ml honey
50ml maple syrup
2 eggs, lightly beaten
½ vanilla essence
1 large apple, peeled and grated
75g carrots, peeled and grated
75g raisins
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. Combine the flour, skimmed milk powder, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, sugar and
ginger in a mixing bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the honey, maple syrup, eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla
essence. Beat lightly with a balloon whisk until
blended.
4. Add the grated apple, carrots and raisins
to the liquid mixture, pour all of this into the
dry ingredients, and stir until just combined.
5. Line a muffin tray with paper cups and fill
until two-thirds full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
6. You can also make mini muffins which are
ideal for children; they will take about 15
minutes to bake.
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