These gourmet dog treats will win a loyal following among your dogs
Pooches go crazy for these gourmet dog biscuits. When your dogs smell them cooking they know that it will soon be time for treats! You can use any type of meat broth in them, or just use water if broth isn't on hand.
Gourmet Dog Treats - 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 cups cracked wheat
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon brewers' yeast
- 1/2 cup dry milk powder
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1/8 cup milk
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet. In a large mixing bowl combine white flour, whole wheat flour, cracked wheat, cornmeal, garlic powder, brewer's yeast and instant milk. Stir in 2 cups broth. Mix the ingredients well using either your hands or an heavy duty electric mixer. The dough should be very stiff. Gradually mix in the remaining 1 cup broth to make a bread-dough consistency.Roll the dough out to a 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thickness on a floured board. Cut out biscuits into any shape you please. Place the biscuits on the prepared cookie sheet. Brush the tops of the biscuits lightly with milk. Bake the cookies 45 minutes; turn oven off completely but do not remove the biscuits. Let the biscuits sit in the oven overnight (for 10 hours). Store gourmet dog biscuits in an air-tight container.Great Idea: Start a Pet Bakery Business
Join the exploding pampered pet products industry by starting a small Pet Bakery business. Your bakery will produce luxury delights including gourmet dog biscuits, cookies, chew sticks, and other yummy treats. You can even develop and sell your own line of gourmet pet food! For this business you'll likely want to start in a retail store. However, don't overlook internet sales as an additional sales channel.
Gourmet Dog Biscuits - 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1 1/4 cups cornmeal
- 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
Pulse flours, cornmeal, oats, wheat germ, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with pea-size butter lumps. Add 1 cup water and pulse until a coarse, dense dough forms.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead in parsley and mint until well distributed. Gather, then halve dough with scraper. Form into 2 balls and flatten each into a 6-inch disk.
Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 2 large baking sheets. Roll out 1 disk of dough into a round (1/3 inch thick) on a well-floured surface with a well-floured rolling pin. (If dough becomes too soft to roll out, wrap in plastic and chill until firm.) Cut out as many biscuits as possible and arrange about 1/4 inch apart on 1 baking sheet.
Gather scraps and re-roll, then cut out more biscuits. Repeat with remaining dough, using other baking sheet. Whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon water. Brush biscuits with egg wash and bake, switching position of sheets halfway through, until tops are golden brown, about 35 minutes total. Turn off oven and dry gourmet dog biscuits in oven overnight.
Once you bake your gourmet dog treats, it is fun to decorate them as well. Here are some ideas specifically for decorating gourmet dog biscuits and treats. Banana Carob
Should be refrigerated.
2 cup mashed banana
1 tablespoon butter
6 tablespoon carob flour
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 tablespoon unbleached flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Blend thoroughly and spread on cool cake. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. The frosting contains carob, which is a safe chocolate-like flavor substitute for chocolate. Cream Cheese Frosting
12 ounces nonfat cream cheese, room temperature
2 teaspoons honey
Beat with a hand mixer until fluffy. Frost cookies with a spatula or fill a pastry bag fitted with a fine tip and pipe onto cookies.
Cinnamon Vanilla variation: To the above recipe, add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 3 teaspoons of cinnamon. Doggie toothpaste:
Flavored White Chocolate: While chocolate is dangerous for dogs, white chocolate is safe. The reason being, most all the caffeine substance in white chocolate has been removed.
White chocolate chips can be heated in the microwave or in the top of a double boiler on the cook top. You can add a teaspoon or so vegetable oil to make the mixture flow on more easily. For coloring use beet powder for pink, spinach powder for green, or turmeric for yellow. Frosting can be spread or put into a pastry bag.
Gift Idea for Dog Lovers:
Gift basket for the dog lover. Fill the a large dog bowl with: squeaky toy, rawhide bone, homemade bow wow biscuits, dog brush, dog collar, leash, a baggie of healthy pet powder and homemade dog food or gourmet dog treats,flea repellent
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