Ingredients:
PB
Canned plain pumpkin
Parsley
Oatmeal
Baking Powder
Water
Directions:
Grind the oatmeal into a flour, add dry ingredients. Blend together wet ingredients then add to dry mix. Spoon onto baking sheet and bake for about 30 min then let cool with the oven off for a few hours. (The parsley supposedly fights bad breath, so we will see. If this works then you may find all new treat recipes will include parsley lol)
My dogs, yes that was plural :) loved these! We adopted another dog from the shelter a week ago. He is definitely a big fan of these homemade treats, which makes it easy to train him! Pics will be up soon of our new addition, Joey. He is a Beagle mix too :)
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Pumpkin Dog Cookies!
Oatmeal, ground to flour
milled flax seed
flour
egg
cinnamon
vanilla extract
salt
baking powder
water
Play around with the amounts of each ingredient whether you want a more liquid recipe to drop spoonfuls on a baking sheet or if you would rather have a more dry recipe to cut out cute shapes. They take about 30 minutes to bake. I like to make treats that are crunchy to help clean my dog's teeth. Let them sit for a couple hours to get even more crunchy.
P.S. These smell WONDERFUL when baking, and the aroma is a perfect fit for the Fall season :]
milled flax seed
flour
egg
cinnamon
vanilla extract
salt
baking powder
water
Play around with the amounts of each ingredient whether you want a more liquid recipe to drop spoonfuls on a baking sheet or if you would rather have a more dry recipe to cut out cute shapes. They take about 30 minutes to bake. I like to make treats that are crunchy to help clean my dog's teeth. Let them sit for a couple hours to get even more crunchy.
P.S. These smell WONDERFUL when baking, and the aroma is a perfect fit for the Fall season :]
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Chicken-Flavored Treats
I have been baking a lot this weekend! I must need the stress relief! I am going on week 3 of graduate school. So far I'm loving it, and I took advantage of less homework this weekend to bake a bunch of dog treats. I made those failed spritz treats yesterday, but I just wanted to fill up my dog's cookie jar so I made these scrumptious chicken-flavored treats today. Here is my recipe:
CHICKEN-FLAVORED TREATS
1 egg
food color, optional
2 T. butter, melted
1 C. low-sodium chicken broth
4 C. quick-cook oats, ground in blender
1/2 T. baking powder
Mix the wet ingredients with a mixer. Add dry ingredients and continually fold with a spatula. Roll out on a floured surface. Place on cooking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F. for 35 minutes. Let cool. Store in an airtight container. Enjoy!
This is a picture of her cookie jar with the cheesy tidbits and the chicken-flavored treats. My dog watched me the whole time I was baking, and she enjoyed a few too many treats fresh out of the oven :) We both need a looong walk tomorrow!
CHICKEN-FLAVORED TREATS
1 egg
food color, optional
2 T. butter, melted
1 C. low-sodium chicken broth
4 C. quick-cook oats, ground in blender
1/2 T. baking powder
Mix the wet ingredients with a mixer. Add dry ingredients and continually fold with a spatula. Roll out on a floured surface. Place on cooking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F. for 35 minutes. Let cool. Store in an airtight container. Enjoy!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
*Failed* Dog Spritz Cookies
This was an experiment, to say the least :) I'll keep trying until I get it right! These failed spritz cookies did however make cute, delicious little morsels. Jade loves them, so that's all that matters! Here is the recipe I used:
Gourmet Cheesy Tidbits:
4 oz. 2% velveeta
1/4 C. butter
1/4 C. sugar
1/4 C. skim milk
2 C. oatmeal
1/2 T. baking powder
1/2 C. all-purpose flour
Cream together the butter, velveeta, and sugar. Add the egg and milk and mix well. Grind the oatmeal in a blender until it resembles flour. Gradually add the dry ingredients. Stuff your spritzer and use the attachment that makes "tidbits" (i don't know how to better describe it). Dot on a cookie sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes or so. Store in an airtight container. Bon[e] Appetit!
Gourmet Cheesy Tidbits:
4 oz. 2% velveeta
1/4 C. butter
1/4 C. sugar
1/4 C. skim milk
2 C. oatmeal
1/2 T. baking powder
1/2 C. all-purpose flour
Cream together the butter, velveeta, and sugar. Add the egg and milk and mix well. Grind the oatmeal in a blender until it resembles flour. Gradually add the dry ingredients. Stuff your spritzer and use the attachment that makes "tidbits" (i don't know how to better describe it). Dot on a cookie sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes or so. Store in an airtight container. Bon[e] Appetit!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Salty Dog Cafe inspired dog treats
These treats were inspired by the treats that the Salty Dog manufactures. While on vacation, my mom bought some from their store and my dog was going crazy for them! She was staring at the pantry because she knew the treats were in there! So, I wrote down the ingredients and modified them a bit (i don't have things like spelt flour). They must smell good because my dog watched me the whole time I was making them.
Here is a link to the Salty Dog online store and their wonderful treats:
http://www.saltydog.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=25_91&products_id=596
Here is the recipe I used:
1 C. whole wheat flour
2 C. quick-cook oats
2 T. ground flaxseed
1 C. apple juice, room temp.
1/4 C. peanut butter
1 egg
In a blender grind up the oats into a flour. Put in bowl and add whole wheat flour and ground flax seed. Set aside. In blender, add egg, peanut butter, and apple juice. Blend together well. Add a little at a time to the dry mixture while stirring with a spatula. Mix together well. Let sit 10 minutes. Roll out on floured surface and cut out shapes. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25-30 minutes. Turn oven off and let them sit in there for a couple hours til hardened. Enjoy!
Here is a link to the Salty Dog online store and their wonderful treats:
http://www.saltydog.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=25_91&products_id=596
Here is the recipe I used:
1 C. whole wheat flour
2 C. quick-cook oats
2 T. ground flaxseed
1 C. apple juice, room temp.
1/4 C. peanut butter
1 egg
In a blender grind up the oats into a flour. Put in bowl and add whole wheat flour and ground flax seed. Set aside. In blender, add egg, peanut butter, and apple juice. Blend together well. Add a little at a time to the dry mixture while stirring with a spatula. Mix together well. Let sit 10 minutes. Roll out on floured surface and cut out shapes. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25-30 minutes. Turn oven off and let them sit in there for a couple hours til hardened. Enjoy!
Monday, August 15, 2011
Travel Treats
My dog and I are sitting looking out at a lagoon on Hilton Head Island. . . .she's one lucky dog! I made some treats to ease car-sickness before we left and guess what. . .they really worked! Jade was calm for the entire drive. I thought I'd share them on here.
Ginger Dog Cookies
2 1/2 Cups whole wheat flour
1/2 Cup butter, melted
1 T sugar
2 1/2 T ground ginger
1/2 t salt
1 egg
1/2 Cup skim milk
Mix together all ingredients. The dough is very easy to work with and you only need to flour the rolling pin. Cut out shapes and bake at 350 degrees F for at least 30 minutes or until crunchy. Turn the oven off and let them dry out. They won't keep more than a couple days, so you can freeze some too (that's what I did).
Ginger Dog Cookies
2 1/2 Cups whole wheat flour
1/2 Cup butter, melted
1 T sugar
2 1/2 T ground ginger
1/2 t salt
1 egg
1/2 Cup skim milk
Mix together all ingredients. The dough is very easy to work with and you only need to flour the rolling pin. Cut out shapes and bake at 350 degrees F for at least 30 minutes or until crunchy. Turn the oven off and let them dry out. They won't keep more than a couple days, so you can freeze some too (that's what I did).
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Healthy Everyday Dog Treats
This recipe is very similar to the Peanut Butter Treats, except it is even easier! I am always very busy, so I love easy.
2 Cups quick-cook oats, ground to flour
1/2 Cup or so all-purpose flour
1/2 Tbsp. baking powder
1 Cup chicken broth (low sodium, no MSG)
Food coloring (optional)
Grind oats into flour in a blender. Set aside in a large bowl. Add baking powder. Add chicken broth. Add flour to get desired consistency. Let sit 5 minutes. Break into sections and add a different food color to each section. (I did orange, yellow, and green). Poke holes to ensure even baking. Bake 15-20 min or until crunchy at 350 degrees F.
If you want to keep it more natural and omit the food coloring, you can do that too. You can also use organic coloring or a cheap way is to buy a can of unsalted beets and use the red juice for coloring. I usually use the beet juice, but I didn't have any. You also can't keep it for more than a week if you use any fruit/vegetable. We are leaving for vacation in a couple days, so I needed to make treats that will last more than a week.
2 Cups quick-cook oats, ground to flour
1/2 Cup or so all-purpose flour
1/2 Tbsp. baking powder
1 Cup chicken broth (low sodium, no MSG)
Food coloring (optional)
Grind oats into flour in a blender. Set aside in a large bowl. Add baking powder. Add chicken broth. Add flour to get desired consistency. Let sit 5 minutes. Break into sections and add a different food color to each section. (I did orange, yellow, and green). Poke holes to ensure even baking. Bake 15-20 min or until crunchy at 350 degrees F.
If you want to keep it more natural and omit the food coloring, you can do that too. You can also use organic coloring or a cheap way is to buy a can of unsalted beets and use the red juice for coloring. I usually use the beet juice, but I didn't have any. You also can't keep it for more than a week if you use any fruit/vegetable. We are leaving for vacation in a couple days, so I needed to make treats that will last more than a week.
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