Mini Cheese and Potato Pie For Baby Led Weaning
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Potato Pie Recipe
Cheese and potato pie for baby led weaning are an excellent choice for baby-led weaning (BLW) and toddlers due to their soft texture and nutritious ingredients.
These bite-sized morsels are easy for little hands to grasp, encouraging self-feeding and exploration of different tastes. The combination of creamy cheese and wholesome potatoes provides essential carbohydrates and protein, contributing to a balanced diet for growing children.
The small size and fun shape make them appealing to young eaters, while the mild flavours ensure they are palatable for developing taste buds.
These pies can also be adapted with various vegetables, making them a versatile option to introduce a range of nutrients.
How To Serve Potatoes For Baby Led Weaning?
To serve potatoes for baby-led weaning (BLW), you can try making a simple potato pie by boiling or baking potatoes until soft, mashing them, and then forming them into small, baby-friendly portions.
Another option is to cut potatoes into wedges, season them lightly, and bake until tender.
Both these options provide easy-to-hold shapes for infants to grasp and explore during mealtime, making them great choices for introducing potatoes to babies during the BLW journey.
Finger Foods For BLW
Potatoes are a great choice for baby’s first finger foods from 6 months of age as they make a versatile and nutritious finger food option.
They are soft when cooked, making them easy for babies to chew and swallow, great for little hands.
Potatoes can be prepared in various ways for BLW, such as boiled and diced into small pieces for easy grasping, roasted in sticks for a more substantial grip, or mashed into small patties for a different texture.
A perfect side dish.
Seasoning can be kept simple with a sprinkle of mild herbs or spices to introduce babies to new flavours gradually.
Additionally, potatoes are a good source of carbohydrates, fibre, and essential nutrients, making them a wholesome choice for your little one's developing palate.
Great For Batch Cooking
Potato dishes are excellent for batch cooking for Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) due to their versatility and nutritional value.
Potatoes can be easily mashed for mashed potato, roasted, or steamed, providing a range of textures for babies to explore. They have a quick prep time as well!
Batch cooking potato dishes such as mashed potatoes, roasted sweet potato fries, or potato and vegetable purees allows you to prepare meals in advance.
Saving time and ensuring that babies have nutritious options readily available.
Additionally, potatoes are a good source of vitamin C and potassium, making them a healthy choice for growing infants transitioning to solid foods.
Ingredient information
Potato - I have used a white potato, you could use a sweet potato if you wish. I always have baking potatoes in the fridge so I have used baking potatoes.
Feel free to use what you have.
Spring onion - I have used a spring onion, if you wanted to use a red or white onion the recipe would work well with either.
Red Leicester - I have used a red Leicester cheese you could use a mild cheddar or a mature cheddar cheese, basically just use what you have in the fridge.
Mozzarella - ``I have used a mozzarella cheese. I find that the pre prepared grated cheese is the best to use for this recipe.
Egg - I have used a free range egg for this recipe.
Black pepper - I have used a little black pepper to season the potato pie without the salt.
Chives - I have used dried chives, if you have fresh chives you could use them too.
Milk - I have used whole milk but you can use your milk of choice or an egg wash if you wish.
Shortcrust pastry - I have used shortcrust pastry, you could use puff pastry if you prefer.
Serving suggestion
The potato pies will be great served with roasted carrots, or simply served with peas, broccoli or green beans.
This is a great easy recipe that is veggie that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
Other similar recipes include: Hash browns, Carrot fritters or Crustless quiche cups.
Storage instructions
The potato pies once cooled, can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days. If you wanted to reheat the pies, you will only be able to reheat once from the fridge.
I would suggest heating them up in the oven, at 180 degrees, for 10-15 minutes. Leave to cool before serving to your baby.
To store in the freezer, leave the pies to cool at room temperature and store in an airtight container or in an airtight freezer bag.
They can be kept in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Once the pies have been defrosted they will not be able to be re frozen or reheated.
Equipment used to help with this recipe
Large bowl - Definitely choose a stainless steel one - they are lighter than the stone or glass ones and very easy to clean.
Muffin tray - A non-stick muffin pan that will easily clean any spills from the muffin cases. You will need one of these to easily hold the muffin cases.
Silicone cups - I love reusable kitchen stuff! These silicone muffin cases are dishwasher and freezer safe and can be used in the oven up to 230 degrees C! Ideal for individual baby portions.
Airtight container - I much prefer the click-shut lids on these containers compared to others. They are also dishwasher and freezer safe and BPA free, so very suitable for food use.
Recipe | MMini Cheese and Potato Pie For Baby Led Weaning
Ingredients
Makes 6 mini pies
385g cooked potato, 2 medium potatoes, I used baking potatoes,
15g spring onion, 1 spring onion, diced
55g red Leicester cheese, grated, save some for garnish if you wish
40g grated mozzarella, save some for garnish if you wish
1 medium egg, beaten
A grind of black pepper
1 teaspoon dried chives
1 tablespoon whole milk, for milk wash
15g, Ready rolled shortcrust pastry, optional
Instructions
Start by pre heating your oven to a medium heat at 180C or 350F. Prepare your muffin tin and silicone cups.
Pop all the ingredients into a large bowl, apart from the milk and shortcrust pastry.
Mix all the ingredients together until combined.
Distribute the potato mixture evenly between the 6 muffin cups. Press down and level out each potato pie using the back of a spoon.
Cut out a shape of your choice using the shortcrust pastry and pop the shape on top of each potato pie.
Milk wash the pastry shape and sprinkle a little cheese on top if you wish.
Place the muffin tray on a baking tray in the oven for 25 minutes until golden brown.
Leave to cool before serving to your baby.
Recipe notes
To make the recipe dairy free and vegan, all you will need to do is substitute the egg for a tablespoon of olive oil or avocado oil.
Replace the mozzarella and red Leicester cheese with vegan/dairy free cheeses of your choice.
Replace the milk with a plant based alternative, such as oat milk or almond milk.
If you check the label of the shortcrust pastry in the supermarket, most supermarket pastries are plant based.
Completing these steps will make the recipe suitable for babies following a vegan diet.
You could use a pie dish and make a larger pie if you wish instead of the mini pies.
Hope you and your entire family enjoy!
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