This recipe is part of our Good Square Meal campaign in collaboration with FareShare, the UK’s biggest food waste charity, to fund the distribution of up to 250,000 meals to children who need them most.

As part of the campaign, we’ve collaborated with baby weaning expert Shikha Gill, founder of My Little Food Critic, to create recipes based on Britain’s favourite regional delicacies.

Taking inspiration from traditional pork pies, these make ahead pies are so easy to make and their small size makes them perfect for tiny hands. Everything comes together in one bowl and they freeze really well.

Baby friendly mini pies

Servings: 12 mini pies

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 40 minutes

Ingredients: 

500g sausage meat/mince (chicken, pork or vegetarian)

1 tsp dried sage

1/2 tsp grated or ground nutmeg

 tsp onion powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1 sheet ready rolled shortcrust pastry

1 egg

/1/4 cup milk of choice

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 360°F/180°C and grease or line 2 muffin trays.
2. In a bowl, combine the sausage meat/mince with the herbs and spices.
3. Using a cookie cutter or class, cut out small circlesof the pastry. Press into the muffin tin.
4. Fill each muffin hole with the mixture. Pressing down to pack it in.
5. Use a slightly smaller cookie cutter/top of a glass and cut out circles from the pastry.
6. Pop these over the top of each filled muffin hole. Sealing them shut around the edges.
7. Brush the tops with the egg wash/milk.
8. Bake for 40 minutes, until fully cooked.
9. Allow to cool before serving.
10. These can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for 3 days or frozen for up to 2 months.

HAVE YOU HEARD: Nuby is partnering with Fareshare to help fund meals for children in need, per every pack of participating Good Square Meal tableware sold. Please see the Good Square Meal page on our website for full Terms and Conditions.