Baby Oat Cakes

I have been doing a lot of cooking for my baby daughter recently and I was thinking of recording the recipes I use. The first one is baby oat cakes. They are a little bland but little Olivia can not handle too harsh flavours yet. Olivia loves these mashed up a bit and mixed with yoghurt.

The great thing about oat bran is that the internet tells me it is more nutritious than rolled oats. The bran is made up of small flakes so Olivia does not choke when she eats it. They are a little dry so they need to be mixed with something for younger kids. I am going to play with the recipe a bit more to see if I can make the lighter.

Ingredients

• 3 dried apricots, chopped
• 1 whole apple, cored and sliced
• 1 cup oat bran
• 1 teaspoon of bicarb of soda
• 25 grams unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Method

1. Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
2. Heat about 1 cup of water in a saucepan. Bring to boil and place dried apricots and apple in the water to soften a little.
3. Place the contents of saucepan in a blender and blend to a paste. Set aside.
4. Mix the oat bran and the bicarb of soda in a bowl. Mix in the butter and coconut.
5. slowly add the apple/apricot mixture into the oats until a soft dough is formed. You will know it is the right consistency when you can shape the bran into balls by rolling a tablespoon full of mixture with your hands
6. Prepare a baking tray with baking paper. Place balls of rolled mixture onto the tray, evenly spaced. 
7. Place in oven for 20 minutes.
8. Take out of oven and allow to cool.

The oat cakes should be cool to the touch before serving