Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Zucchini and bacon bites

My little Miss dislikes a lot of foods. She can spot onion at 100 paces and turns her nose up at most cooked vegetables. Don't even mention the word soup!

She does however love quiche or egg and bacon pies so I whipped these up and sneaked in a few goodies along the way. 

She'll eat these hot or cold and enjoys them in her school lunch. They are a quick and tasty treat to have in the fridge and they freeze well too. Enjoy.

Zucchini & Bacon Bites


120g cheddar cheese
150g lean bacon
350g zucchini
170g spelt flour
1tsp baking powder
90g oil (rice bran oil works well)
1 tsp veggie stock paste

Preheat oven to 180'c

1. Grate cheese on speed 9 for 5-10 seconds and set aside

2. Add bacon and zucchini to bowl and chop on speed 6 for 5 seconds and set aside with cheese.

3. Add flour, oil, baking powder, eggs and veggie stock and mix on speed 6 for 20 seconds. 

4. Add zucchini, bacon and cheese and mix in revers speed 4 for 20 seconds. 

5. Scoop mixture into silicone cup cake moulds and bake for 30-35 minutes or until brown and golden and a skewer comes out clean.  These don't rise all that much so don't be afraid to fill the moulds almost to the top. 

Enjoy warm or cold.