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Making dog treats for your dog from your own library of dog biscuit recipes, is a great, inexpensive way to show him you care.
Homemade dog biscuits are a great dog lover gift idea. Fill your dog gift baskets with a baggie of your special dog biscuits and remember to include a tag with the dog treat recipe written on it so the recipient will be able to bake the treats again.
With gourmet pet bakeries springing up all over, pets have gotten a taste for the good life! No more dry dog biscuits for them. Now when you say "cookie" they're going to expect something resembling a little more like the baked treats you eat! It's only natural to want to try your hand at creating these delicious dog treats yourself, but of course you need a dog biscuit recipe or two before you can get started. That's why we're here!
Choose a Dog Biscuit Recipe and Check the Ingredients List
The first step is easy! Just look below to select a dog treat recipe or dog biscuit recipe that appeals to you. Check the ingredients list to make sure you have (or can find) all the ingredients the dog treat recipe calls for). For some of the meat products, check with the butcher at your local grocer, if they don't have what you need in the display case, they may be able to find it for you somewhere in the back.
If you'd rather go the "Just Add Water" route, try a pre-mixed bag of ingredients for a Super-Simple
dog treat recipe!
Remind Family Members that the Treats are for the Dog!
Making your own dog treats is a fun project to do with kids, you get all the enjoyment of a family baking project, with none of the calories to pack on yourself! Make sure the kids know the cookies are for the dog, and not for them! I was in a dog delicatessen just the other day, with the proprietor stuffing little cubes of "carrot cake" into my palm and admonishing me to feed them to my dog. Honestly they looked so good, I was considering trying the snacks myself. But Kera just wouldn't have that. I fed the treats to her and got some people-food for myself.
Dog Biscuit Recipes:
Liver Brownies
Courtesy of Just4Pooches.com
INGREDIENTS
1 LB Calf or Pork Liver
1 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Corn Meal
2 TBS Garlic Powder
1 TBS Garlic Salt
DIRECTIONS
1) Place all of the above ingredients into a food processor and puree.
2) Pour onto a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil which has been either sprayed with PAM, or otherwise greased. Mixture will be thick.
3) Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
4) Brownies are done when the pink is gone. Do not over bake these or they will crumble.
5) Cut these into squares.
6) Place in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Liver Dog Treats
INGREDIENTS
1 pound raw liver (any kind) blended into a paste
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 cup corn meal (or flour)
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Mix well and bake at 350 for 1/2 hour for chewy treats, longer for crisper dog treats.
Recipe from a newsgroup post by: Jeanette Springer (jeni@dwave.net)
Basic Dog Biscuit Recipe
INGREDIENTS
3 1/2 cup unbleached flour
2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup skim milk powder
1 tablespoon (or 1 package) dry yeast
3 1/2 cups lukewarm chicken or meat broth
Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm chicken or meat broth. The richer this broth is,
the better your dog will like the biscuits. Let yeast broth mixture set 10 min. Then stir in
flour mixture. Roll resulting dough out 1/4" thick. Cut dog biscuit shapes from dough. Brush
biscuits with egg wash. Bake on greased cookie sheets at 300 degrees for 45 min. Then turn off oven
and leave in overnight to finish hardening. Makes 60 medium-sized biscuits.
Recipe from a newsgroup post by: Jill Faerber (lance1_86404@yahoo.com)
Garlic Beef Biscuit Recipe
INGREDIENTS
2 cups whole wheat or all purpose flour
1 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup wheat germ
2 teaspoon beef bouillon powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Mix above ingredients in a medium bowl.
Add: 1 large egg, 1 tablespoon cooking oil and 1 cup hot water.
Stir well. Roll out on a well-floured surface to 1/2 inch thickness. Place on ungreased cooking sheet.
Bake on center rack, (275 F. or 140 C) for about 2 hours until dry and very hard. Let stand
overnight to dry thoroughly. Makes 10 big bones and 14 puppy bones.
Recipe from a newsgroup post by: Abigail F. (treeoflife@sws.nb.ca)
Dog Biscuit Recipe Books
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Flea-Hater's Dog Biscuit Recipe
Brewers yeast is a natural anti-flea remedy.
Makes about 5 dozen bone biscuits
INGREDIENTS
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 canola oil
1 clove garlic, chopped medium
1/2 cup 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.
From the marthastewart.com archives.
Vegan Dog Biscuit Recipe
INGREDIENTS
9 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup nutritional yeast
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
Mix dry ingredients. Add approximately 3 cups water. Knead into a pliable dough. Roll out to 1/8" thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Bake for 10-15 minutes at 350°F. (Important: After turning off oven, leave biscuits in the oven overnight or for an 8-hour period so they become hard and crunchy.)
