This past weekend, I felt adventurous! I convinced my husband, ok I whined, to help me bake homemade dog biscuits for our crew. Halfway through the five recipes that I chose, we weren't certain if they would be a rousing success or a dismal failure. The two recipes below were the best ones and turned out to be super easy. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
Beefy Bread Machine Bones
2 cup low-sodium beef stock
2 cup all-purpose flour
4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup non-fat dry milk powder
3 teaspoon yeast
Use dough cycle on your bread machine, when its finished, take the dough out. Roll dough to 1/2" thickness. Cut with cookie cutters (Williams Sonoma has some cute ones!). Place the treats on a greased baking sheet. Cover with Saran wrap and let them rise in warm place about one hour. (I put them in my oven and closed the door) Bake at 325-degrees for one hour. When they are baked, turn off oven and leave overnight. Store treats in an airtight container.
Flea Hater's Dog Biscuits - Martha Stewart
Brewers yeast is a natural anti-flea remedy.
Makes about 5 dozen bone biscuits
1 cup flour
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup brewer’s yeast (available at health-food stores)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken stock plus 3 tablespoons for basting
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Mix flour, wheat germ, brewer’s yeast, and salt together in a medium bowl. In a mixing bowl, combine oil and garlic. Alternately add 1/2 cup chicken stock and flour mixture in 3 parts; mix until well combined. Knead about 2 minutes by hand on floured surface; dough will be sticky.
2. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out about 3/8 inch thick. Cut out bone shapes; place on prepared baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes, rotate baking sheet, and baste with remaining 3 tablespoons chicken stock. Bake 10 minutes longer. Turn off oven, leaving oven door closed. Leave pan in oven for 1 1/2 hours longer
**The original recipe called for garlin. But garlic and onions can be toxic to dogs. Even though typically the problem is with large quantities not "seasoning portions", I like to follow the concept of when in doubt, leave the ingredient out. My dogs still loved them!**
The coolest dog cookie cutters ever
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