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Breads and cakes can be made using almost any budgie-friendly foodstuff. The basic ingredients are flour, egg, seeds, and water. Use the recipe below as a starting point, and then be as adventurous as you like. If your bread doesn’t hold together, the birds will still eat it. As long as it’s cooked but not burnt (trim off and throw away any black bits), it’s usable.
Budgies will love your home-baked loaves
Use all-organic ingredients in this recipe if possible.
- 125g maize flour (cornmeal)
- 125g wholemeal flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs (with shells)
- 2 tbsp flax, millet and sunflower seeds
- 2 tbsp pureed apple OR pear (no added sweetener – check, if you’re using a shop-bought puree)
- 1 large carrot OR medium sized parsnip, grated
- 1 tbsp finely chopped carrot tops, spring greens or spinach
- 170ml water
Grind the egg shells into small pieces. Grind the seeds for a few seconds to release some of their oil. Beat the eggs, and mix in the egg shells, seeds, grated carrots, greens, and apple. Combine the flours and baking powder, and fold into the egg mix.
Form into a dough, adding a little water if it’s too stiff, and a little maize flour if it seems slack. Place the ball of dough on a floured baking tray, and flatten it with the palm of your hand until about 5cm thick. Bake for 30 minutes at 200 C. To check whether it’s cooked through, use the skewer test: insert it through the centre of the loaf, and if it comes out clean, the bread is done. If the mixture sticks to the skewer, give it another five minutes.
Cut the bread into small squares and keep in the fridge. You can freeze it, but the defrosted squares will be very crumbly.
Comments
Linda, 28 October 2022
Never heard of wholemeal flour as called for in the Parakeet Bread Recipe. Google doesn’t seem to explain and it’s hard to find a small quantity. Why is wholemeal called for and what would be a good substitute? Thank you for those great recipes!!