Baby Finger Food Chopped Chicken Fingers W Apples Recipes

BEER-BATTER CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Mix together flour and salt.
• Add the beer.
• Using a whisk, mix well and then add water and mix until smooth.
• Add the egg yolk and mix well.
• Add the beaten egg white and mix well.
• Place into refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• Mix the Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce together and add chicken strips.
• Allow chicken to marinate for at least 10 minutes.
• Roll chicken in your batter.
• Deep fry until golden brown, then drain on a paper towel.
• Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

SPICE-RUBBED CHICKEN FINGERS W CILANTRO DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Coat a grill rack or broiler-pan rack with cooking spray. Preheat the grill or broiler.
• In a cup, combine the chili powder, cumin, and salt. Cut two 1/2"-deep slashes in each side of the chicken tenders. Rub
• the spice mixture over the chicken, pressing it into the slits. Place the chicken in a baking pan and coat completely with cooking spray. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• In a food processor, combine the cilantro, parsley, almonds, garlic, chile pepper, and salt. Process until chopped. While
• the processor is running, add the lime juice and oil through the feed tube, stopping the machine once or twice to scrape
• down the sides of the container, until the sauce is smooth. Pour the sauce into a bowl. Stir in the water, cover, and chill until ready to serve.
• Place the chicken on the prepared rack and grill or broil 6" from the heat, turning several times, for 15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest portion registers 170°F and the juices run clear. Serve with the sauce and garnish
• with the cilantro.

BABY FINGER FOOD - BROCCOLI AND CHEDDAR NUGGETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Lightly coat a baking sheet with olive oil and set aside.
• Combine all remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Before mixing, add seasonings if you like - garlic powder, pepper, basil & oregano for example.
• Shape mixture into nuggets or fun shapes such as squares or squigglies etc.and place on baking tray.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, turning nuggets over after 15 minutes. Serve warm.
• Be sure to crumble these if your baby needs.
• (Note: If your baby cannot have eggs, you can substitute a jar of vegetable puree. Carrot works well).
• These may also be frozen for up to a week. Reheat in oven the same way you prepared them and allow plenty of time to cool before serving them to your little one.

CRISPY CHICKEN FINGERS WITH ONTARIO APPLE "FRIES"

Steps:

• In large saucepan over medium-high heat, boil cider until reduced to 1/3 cup (75 mL), about 20 minutes (will have a syrupy consistency). Remove from heat; whisk in butter and salt.
• Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C). In bowl, toss apples with 2 tbsp (30 mL) of the glaze and 1/2 tbsp (7 mL) of thyme. Arrange in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Set aside.
• In bowl combine corn flake crumbs, salt and parsley. Set aside. Dip chicken strips in sweet chili sauce and then coat with corn flakes. Arrange in a single layer on a greased baking sheet.
• Place chicken on the top third and the apples on the bottom third of the oven. Roast for 10 minutes. Turn chicken, drizzle apples with remaining glaze and switch baking sheets so the apples are now on the top third of oven. Continue to roast for 10 minutes and remove chicken from oven. Let chicken fingers cool while apples finish caramelizing, about 5 to 10 minutes more.
• Sprinkle apples with remaining thyme and additional salt if desired.

BABY FINGER FOOD - CHOPPED CHICKEN FINGERS W/ APPLES

Steps:

• Peel and grate the carrot, apple, garlic and onion.
• Place into a mixing bowl, along with the ground chicken.
• Add the beaten egg yolk, breadcrumbs, thyme and black pepper. Mix well.
• Take small balls of the mixture and roll into 8 little "sausages".
• Place on a grill pan (broiler) and heat under the grill for 10 mins on each side.
• Allow to cool.
• Serve, or store some in the freezer for future use (if you haven't already eaten them!).
• Younger babies may need them broken into smaller pieces or even mashed a bit before serving.