Good Dog Biscuits

Our four-legged friends deserve healthy and home made treats.   Bake up a batch of these nutritious and delicious biscuits for your loyal companion today.  These biscuits are made from human grade food and are simply delicious.  I would encourage you to sample one for yourself, but be warned, if you do – you may never share them with your dog.   Woof!

2 cup rolled oats, old fashioned

1 ¼ cups butter

3 cups hot beef, chicken or vegetable stock (or 3 cups hot water and 3 tablespoons bullion)
1 ½ cups powdered milk
2 eggs, beaten (reserved a tablespoon for glazing if desired)
1 ½ cups cornmeal

3 cups whole wheat flour
3 cups all purpose flour

1/8 cup molasses

½ cup additional flour for rolling if needed

Preheat oven to 325 F.

Place oatmeal and butter in a large mixing bowl and cover with hot stock.  Rest these ingredients for three to five minutes to allow the oatmeal and butter to soften.

Add the beaten egg (reserve one tablespoon of egg if desired), powdered milk, cornmeal, and molasses.

Stir in the flour, one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Knead the dough for three to four minutes, adding more flour if necessary, to create a dense dough.

Roll dough to ¼ inch thickness.

Cut with a bone shape cookie cutter, or other desired shapes, and place on a baking sheet.

Brush with reserved beaten egg, if desired.

Bake for 50 minutes. (2-3 inch biscuits) Allow to cool and dry until hard.

Store biscuits in an airtight container.

Yields approximately three pounds of dog biscuits

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Deviations

Peanut Butter Biscuits – reduce the butter to 1 cup and add 1/3 cup peanut butter

Better Breath Parsley

-          Add ½ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped with the egg

Cheese Biscuits

-          Reduce butter to 1 cup and add ½ cup finely shredded firm cheese such as cheddar or parmesan

Multigrain

-          Add ¼ cup flax seeds

Training Treats

-          Cut dough into mini circles (use a large circle pastry tip)

Family friend Marie, and her daughter Elly, helped make these biscuits.  Elly decorated the mini biscuits for her bubbe’s (grandmother’s) dog Chaya.  She is a lucky dog – woof!

Iced Biscuits (for special canine occasions)

1 cup confectioner’s sugar

2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons warm water

1 tablespoon powdered egg whites

Whisk all ingredients until glossy and stiff. Pipe the icing sparingly onto biscuits.

Meow!

Don’t forget your feline family members either.  Our cats, Clyde and Oscar,  love the little biscuits.

They make thoughtful holiday gifts.

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