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Easy Peasy Star Biscuits

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So when your toddler asks to make star biscuits, you can’t really say No. I’m not a fan of my kids having too much sugar so we always are on the look out for ways to reduce the sugar content of our baking, here we have used just a little apple juice and it worked well. A plain biscuit but you could add spices to it and make it your own. The plain biscuits are good for weaning too.

I used a greek yoghurt topping so the kids could decorate their biscuits which they loved. You need to only decorate the ones you aret going to eat there and then. Store the rest in a tin and the topping in the fridge. The decorating was a good after school activity and make your own snack session.

 

Easy Peasy Star Bicuits
Yields 20
Simple, low sugar star biscuits that you can add spices to and make your own.
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67 calories
8 g
1 g
3 g
1 g
1 g
19 g
4 g
0 g
0 g
2 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
19g
Yields
20
Amount Per Serving
Calories 67
Calories from Fat 30
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g
5%
Saturated Fat 1g
3%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 1mg
0%
Sodium 4mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates 8g
3%
Dietary Fiber 1g
3%
Sugars 0g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A
3%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
1%
Iron
1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 100g wholemeal or rye flour
  2. 100g plain white flour
  3. 1/2 tsp baking powder
  4. 75g margarine
  5. 75ml apple juice
Topping
  1. 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt and 1 tbsp cream cheese mixed with a dask of milk
  2. sunflower seeds
  3. chopped dried fruit
Instructions
  1. Weigh out the flour and baking powder.
  2. Rub the butter into the flour and baking powder mix.
  3. Add the apple juice and mix to a dough.
  4. Roll out on a floured surface.
  5. Cut and put onto a greased and lined baking tray.
  6. Bake at Gas Mark 4 for 15 minutes.
  7. Eat as they are or top with the Greek yoghurt mix.
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calories
67
fat
3g
protein
1g
carbs
8g
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Dietitian UK https://www.dietitianuk.co.uk/
Baking, Cooking with Kids, Recipes, Snacks

Broccoli and Cottage Cheese Scones (Wheat free/Gluten free)

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Total madness this weekend. I planned to do a vlog with Miss K. Just as we were ready to go J-boy woke from his “not long enough but I’m teething” nap. Not impressed. I’ve learnt that cooking with 2 kids is much harder than cooking with 1. You need 6 hands.  But he joined us anyway. He likes cooking with mummy…. because it means he gets to stick his fingers in things, make a mess and eat! If you don’t involve your kids in the cooking I’d really encourage you to try it out. It’s not always the quickest, tidiest or least stressful way to do things, but Miss K now has a lot of basic cooking skills under her belt and it’s a fun activity for her. 

Cottage cheese. I must admit I’ve never been a huge fan on it, the texture is not to my liking and it isn’t quite creamy or cheesy enough. However my children love it, I am pretty sure they would eat a whole pot between them.  Where it comes into it’s own for me is in cooking. It works well in pasta dishes and can be used to make a super fast lasagne sauce. Post on that one to come. 

So in this post we used cottage cheese in savoury scones. These were a big hit for lunches this week. 

Broccoli and Cottage Cheese Scones
Yields 15
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
15 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
15 min
98 calories
14 g
9 g
4 g
2 g
2 g
52 g
30 g
1 g
0 g
1 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
52g
Yields
15
Amount Per Serving
Calories 98
Calories from Fat 32
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g
6%
Saturated Fat 2g
11%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 9mg
3%
Sodium 30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrates 14g
5%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Sugars 1g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A
5%
Vitamin C
30%
Calcium
5%
Iron
1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 230g rice flour (or plain flour)
  2. 60g butter
  3. 100g cottage cheese
  4. 80ml water
  5. 2 tsp baking powder
  6. 1/2 head broccoli finely chopped
Instructions
  1. Rub the butter into the flour, to make fine breadcrumbs.
  2. Now add the baking power and cottage cheese and broccoli, mix.
  3. Slowly add the water and mix to a dough.
  4. Roll out on a floured surface and cut into scones, about 1/4 inch thick.
  5. Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.
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calories
98
fat
4g
protein
2g
carbs
14g
more
Dietitian UK https://www.dietitianuk.co.uk/