Baby food(6-8months): Egg-Yolk Custard

Posted by tyan (Singapore, Singapore) on 10 September 2007 in Food & Cuisine.

Ian has been on fruit(apple,pear,banana,orange,peach) and vegetable(broccoli,sweet potato,spinach) puree; and cream of fruit and vegetable. Recently he has begun rejecting the food i feed him by clamming his mouth shut, very shut.

So i invested in this Fresh Food for Babies and Toddlers by Australian Women's Weekly. Made this egg-yolk custard, and though it was a lot more work, thank God, Ian finally opened his mouth!

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Makes 3/4 cup

You will need:
1) 2/3 cup breast/formula milk (approx 160 ml)
2) Pinch ground cinnamon
3) 1 egg yolk
4) 2 teaspoons white sugar
5) 1 teaspoon corn flour

1) Bring milk and ground cinnamon to boil in a small saucepan, remove from heat.

2) Whisk yolk,sugar and corn flour in a small bowl until combined.

3) Pour milk mixture over yolk mixture, whisking continuously until combined.

4) Return mixture to same pan; cook, stirring over low heat, until mixture just boils and thickens. Remove from heat, cover surface of custard with plastic wrap. Cool to room temperature.

FYI: Why Egg-yolk and not egg-white? Egg-whites are ONLY to be offered to children after 1 year of age as it is a common allergen. Same goes for honey. (I wonder what Pooh Bear ate before he turned 1?lol)

And yes, i heaved a HUGE sigh of relief when Little Ian opened his 'golden' mouth to the custard, without me forcing it down his throat..:p

[Feel free to go to my archives to check out Food and Cuisine section for more simple homecooked food recipes]