This section includes recipes and expert advice on food & nutrition in infants and children. Expert articles are brought to you by regular columist Leanne Cooper, nutritionist, mother of two and director of Sneakys website. More children's nutrition articles can be found here.

Author Leanne Cooper with her boys

Cheesy Pumpkin Scones

Tip: Great way of getting vegetables and some protein via the cheese into your little cherub.

Ingredients

• 2½ cups (375g) of self-raising wholemeal flour
• 35g of butter
• ¼ cup of grated pumpkin
• ¼ cup of grated cheddar cheese
• 1 cup of milk (soy, cows or oat)

Preparation

• Place the flour into a large bowl.
• Cut the butter into small squares and add to the flour.
• Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Add the pumpkin and cheese and mix together.
• Make a well in the centre of the mix and add the milk.
• Using a knife, mix ingredients. The dough should be slightly tacky but be coming away from the sides of the bowl.
• Flour a board and knead the dough into a ball.
• Flatten out the dough so that it is about 3-4cms high and using a cutter or interesting shape cut out the scones.
• Place the scones on a greased or floured baking tray.
• Bake in a hot oven for 15 minutes until scones make a dull sound when tapped with your finger.
• Serve when cooled as is or with a little butter.

Makes about 24 mini scones.

Options

Really, this is limited to your imagination! We also love sweet potato and cheese scones; zucchini, pumpkin and cheese scones; and cheese and bacon scones.

Taken from Sneakys Recipes for Fussy Foodies

Copyright ©, Leanne Cooper 2009 ISBN 978-0-9803668-1-5

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Created by Leanne Cooper, nutritionist mother of two and director Sneakys. The information provided is not meant to replace medical advice .

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