Is your baby teething? Homemade bread sticks are easy to makeand are great teething biscuits for older babies. You can makebread sticks out of most any kind of bread by baking at a lowtemperature (150-200 degrees) for 15 to 20 minutes, or untilbread sticks are hard and crunchy.
For the recipes below, after baking, let bread cool. Slice breadinto "sticks" and bake at 150-200 degrees for 1 hour. Store inairtight container. Your baby will love it!
Banana Bread
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 bananas, mashed
2 cups flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs.Add mashed bananas and mix well. Blend in other ingredients. Pourinto a greased loaf pan. Bake for about 45 minutes.
Carrot Bread
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups carrots, grated
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, sugar, salt,and baking soda. Add remaining ingredients. Pour into a greasedloaf pan and bake for 1 hour.
Apple Bread
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/4 cups oil
2 apples, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together allingredients until well blended. Pour batter into 2 greased loafpans. Bake for about 1 hour.
Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author ofWhat's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250quick easy dinner ideas. For more recipes, organizing tips, homedecorating, crafts, holiday hints, and more, visit CreativeHomemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com