Teething Biscuits

Yesterday, I decided to make my own teething biscuits. We have tried both brands from the store...Earth's Best and Gerber. Audrie prefers the earth's best brand, however she can bite it off easier and it makes me nervous...

The first recipe I tried from www.wholesomebabyfood.com

Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1 cup dry infant rice cereal plain or flavored (I used the mix fruit flavor)
3 tablespoons cooking oil
ice water

Directions:
Preheat oven 425F
Mix flour and cereal.
Gradually stir in oil. Mix a little ice water at a time (start with 1/4 cup) until dough begins to form a ball and pull away from the bowl.
Roll out to the thickness of a cracker on a floured surface and cut into desired shapes. (I put mine in a Ziploc bag and cut the corner..then squeezed it in bar shapes on the cookie sheet)
Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet 10-12 min. or until lightly brown. Cool completely.

Verdict: These came out to be a little harder than a normal biscuit. Would be good for an older infant, but not one just starting out with the finger foods.

Hard Round Teething Biscuits from www.cooks.com

Ingredients:

2 eggs

1 cup of sugar (white or brown)

2-2 1/2 cups of flour (maybe even more)--white or wheat

Directions:

Beat eggs until creamy. Stir in sugar. Mix well. Gradually pour in flour until it makes a stiff dough. I used more like 3 cups. Roll out 3/4 inch thick, cut into round shapes. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Let it sit 11 to 12 hours. Bake 325 degrees until dark and golden. I baked them 15 minutes, then flipped them over and did another 15. 

Verdit:

These were much better. Very hard. Harder than the ones at the store. Next time I am going to roll it out to be 1/4 inch thick. When I baked mine they rose some and were a little thick. And next time I might use a smaller round cookie cutter. Audrie seemed to like it! Made about 12 of them. Store in airtight container...also can be frozen!