Baby food: Potato purée recipe

This is potato purée is a great recipe to start with when you begin weaning your baby. 

The flavour is mild - quite bland in fact - so it's not overwhelming at a time when your little one is already getting used to new textures. That makes it a great starter food for when you start introducing solids. The only thing you need to make this is potatoes - nothing else needs to be added except the water you use to cook them. You can also use leftover potatoes from other meals you've had - just take all the skins off and use the interiors. Getting your baby used to flavours you will eat as a family later on is easier done sooner rather than later, so if you like your spuds,  giving your baby them every now and then will give them a taste for them too.

Ingredients

• 2 large potatoes

Method

1. Peel potatoes and cut into small chunks.
2. Place chunks into a pan with just enough water to slightly cover potato
3. Boil until tender, be sure to check on the water level.
4. Reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the potatoes
5. Place into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.
6. Keep a close watch on the potatoes while you are pureeing as they may turn into "wallpaper paste" if pureed too much.
7. Add the reserved water as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

Top tip for making this potato purée

You can make sweet potato purée in exactly the same way and are suitable from around six months.

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