Baby and toddler recipes

🍞 Cinnamon French toast fingers

Name: Cinnamon French toast fingers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 1 slice, cut into 3 or 4 fingers
Ingredients: 1 slice Wholemeal bread; 1 Egg; 2 tbsp Cow's milk; 1 pinch Cinnamon; 1/2 tsp Butter

Bread dipped in egg and milk and pan fried until golden and soft, with a touch of cinnamon. A favourite weekend breakfast that introduces egg, wheat and dairy together.

From 7 monthsPrep 5 minCook 6 minFreezes wellContains: Gluten, Egg, Milk

Makes 1 slice, cut into 3 or 4 fingers

Ingredients

1 slice Wholemeal bread (slightly stale is best)
1 Egg
2 tbsp Cow's milk (full fat)
1 pinch Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Butter (unsalted)

Method

Whisk the egg, milk and cinnamon in a shallow dish.
Soak the bread in the egg mixture for 20 seconds each side.
Melt the butter in a non stick pan on a medium heat.
Fry the bread for 2 to 3 minutes each side until golden and cooked right through, with no runny egg.
Cool and cut into fingers.

Serving it to your baby

From 7 months, serve fingers they can hold. Offer with mashed berries or a spoon of yoghurt to dip. Make sure the egg is cooked through.

For the rest of the family

Serve adults' with berries, yoghurt and maple syrup, or go savoury with a pinch of salt and some grilled tomatoes.

Storing and reheating

Cool, then fridge for up to 1 day, or freeze for up to 1 month. Reheat in a pan or toaster until hot, then cool.

How to introduce gluten · How to introduce egg · How to introduce milk

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Questions parents ask

Is French toast OK for babies?

Yes, when the egg is cooked through and you skip the sugar and syrup for baby's portion.

Which bread is best?

A lower salt wholemeal loaf gives more fibre. Slightly stale bread soaks up the egg without falling apart.

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