Is your baby teething? Homemade bread sticks are easy to make
and are great teething biscuits for older babies. You can make
bread sticks out of most any kind of bread by baking at a low
temperature (150-200 degrees) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until
bread sticks are hard and crunchy.

For the recipes below, after baking, let bread cool. Slice bread
into “sticks” and bake at 150-200 degrees for 1 hour. Store in
airtight container. Your baby will love it!

Banana Bread

1/2 cup shortening1 cup sugar2 eggs3 bananas, mashed2 cups flour1/2 cup wheat germ1 teaspoon baking soda1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs.
Add mashed bananas and mix well. Blend in other ingredients. Pour
into a greased loaf pan. Bake for about 45 minutes.

Carrot Bread

2 cups flour1 1/2 cups sugar1/2 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups carrots, grated3 eggs1 cup vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, sugar, salt,
and baking soda. Add remaining ingredients. Pour into a greased
loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.

Apple Bread

3 cups flour2 cups sugar2 eggs2 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/4 cups oil2 apples, chopped1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together all
ingredients until well blended. Pour batter into 2 greased loaf
pans. Bake for about 1 hour.

Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of What’s for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For more recipes, organizing tips, home decorating, crafts, holiday hints, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com