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Perfect Pair
Two major players offer an innovative new weaning 'must-have'
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heeky Rascals sources innovative baby and nursery kit who are teamiong up with BabyBrezza to offer tasty solutions for the all-important weaning process (and beyond) thanks to their innovative One Step Food Maker Deluxe, said to be the only food maker that automatically steams and blends homemade baby food in one easy step. Now also including the useful ‘Essential Guide to Weaning’ from expert Zenia Deogan, making delicious and creative recipes has never been easier! The BabyBrezza One Step Food Maker Deluxe is the perfect piece of kit for any parent taking on the weaning process, and now with the support of Zenia, parents enjoy the benefits of a perfect partnership. Whether parents choose to steam and blend, steam only or blend only, when bringing the weaning process to life, they can be assured that BabyBrezza is doing the hard work for them. The advanced twelve-piece system doesn’t just prepare baby’s food it also serves and even stores food as the machine comes with three reusable food pouches and filling funnels. Suitable for both frozen and fresh foods, a simple push of the start button will have perfectly blended food prepared in minutes. RRP: £159 cheekyrascals. co.uk/product/baby-brezzafood-maker-deluxe/
Lizzie’s Mother’s Day Blondie Recipe
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ith Mother’s Day just around the corner, Great British Bake Off quarter finalist, Lizzie Acker, has created a delicious vanilla-based Blondie recipe that is easy and great fun for kids to make under supervision. Ingredients:: 180g unsalted butter 150g light brown sugar 150g dark brown sugar 2 eggs 3 tsp Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract Pinch of salt 250g plain flour ½ tsp baking powder 200g white chocolate chips
Decoration:: 200g white chocolate Pink gel food colouring (or any colour) Sprinkles / freeze dried fruit Decoration:: Equipment:, Pan, Bowl, Baking paper, 8-inch square tin and Piping bag 20 minutes prep, 30 minutes to cook, serves eight to ten people.
Preheat the oven to 180°c. Place the butter in a pan and cook until it starts to simmer and slightly browns. In a bowl place the light and dark brown sugars, vanilla extract, and pinch of salt and mix. Once the butter has browned, pour into the bowl with the sugar ingredients and stir to mix, then allow to cool slightly. Mix the eggs into the sugar and butter mixture. Fold the flour and baking powder into the mixture until there are no more. pockets of flour visible. Mix in the chocolate chips. Put into a lined tin and place in the oven for 30 mins. After 30 minutes take out of the oven and allow to cool. Meanwhile melt the 200g of white chocolate and add the food colouring. Allow to cool slightly and then add to the piping bag. Pipe on your messages and decorations before the Blondie sets. You can decorate with sprinkles, edible glitter, or freeze-dried fruit, it’s completely up to you. Cut the Blondie into square shaped individual portions to eat with your mum on Mother’s Day!
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