The Holle Organic Spelt Baby Rusks are now available in this country in their new packaging. These popular first finger foods for weaning babies are suitable from 6 months onwards and are great when your baby is teething. The packaging may have changed but the recipe remains unaltered - when a thing is this good it doesn't need tinkering with. Holle Organic Baby Spelt Rusks are sugar free, as well as egg, dairy and wheat free. The rusks are mild tasting and easily digested by babies. When I first came to England I was surprised by what I found in the shops when I looked for 'baby rusks'. What are traditionally called rusks here seem to me to be more like biscuits and are usually sweetened in some way. On the continent there are, of course, also baby biscuits (see the great Holle Organic Baby Spelt Biscuits), but a rusk is unsweetened and is more like a toast. However, unlike toast these rusks are harder and when moist breakdown into a smooth cereal - ideal for teething babies and for a quick snack when weaning your baby.

Weaning Recipes from 8 Months

Milk Cereal with Baby Rusk

Break three slices of Holle Organic Spelt Baby Rusk into small pieces on a plate. Boil 120 ml of milk and 60 ml of water and pour over the rusks. Allow to soften for a minute and then crush or mash with a fork. Stir and allow to cool. Ready to serve.

Fruit Cereal with Baby Rusk

Break two slices of Holle Organic Spelt Baby Rusk into small pieces on a plate. Boil140 ml water and pour over the rusks. Allow to soften for a minute and then cush or mash with a fork. Stir in 100 g freshly grated fruit (use a glass grater for the perfect puree) or 100 g of a Holle organic fruit baby jar. Allow to cool and serve. Tip: Add 1 teaspoon of rape seed oil to the rusk mix to enrich it with fatty acids valuable to infants of this age. Let us know how your baby likes the Holle organic baby rusks and how you find the recipes.