Toddler recipe: Cauliflower cheese cakes

1 of 5-a-day baby-led weaning recipes cauliflower cauliflower cheese cheese finger foods make ahead toddler meals vegetarian

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Makes 4 toddler portions (8 cakes)

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Ingredients

oil, for greasing

½ head of cauliflower, cut into florets (about 200g)

1 slice brown bread, ripped into chunks

1 egg

50g grated cheddar

a few chives, snipped

Method

Heat the oven to 180C/160 fan/gas 4 and line a baking tray with foil. Brush with a little oil. Put the cauliflower in a steamer over boiling water and cook for around 8 mins or until tender. Allow to cool.

Put the bread into a food processor and blitz to crumbs. Add the cauliflower, egg, grated cheese, chives and a little black pepper and pulse until you have a chunky consistency.

Form into 8 patties. Arrange them on the baking tray and cook for 20 mins until golden and starting to crisp around the edges.