This recipe makes enough Decadent Gourmet Dog Biscuits to share, or enough for one very, very good and pampered pooch! They are excellent as rewarding ‘treats’ (dogs love them!) and are as effective as healthy teeth cleansers. Delicious and crunchy, Decadent Gourmet Dog Biscuits will not last long, even when made in bulk! (For more pet treats, herbal recipes, remedies and preparations for both family and pets, check the ‘Categories’ section of betweenclosefriends.com)
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Ingredients: 1 c cornmeal
3 c all-purpose flour
3 c whole wheat flour
2 c cracked wheat
½ c dry milk powder
1 T brewers’ yeast
1 T garlic powder
3 c beef broth
1/8 c milk (or 1 lightly beaten egg white)
- Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F. Grease two cookie sheets and set aside.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Slowly stir in 2 cups of the broth, mixing the ingredients together well using either your hands or a heavy duty electric mixer. This dough will be very stiff.
- Gradually mix in the remaining 1 cup of broth to yield a bread-dough like consistency.
- Turn out the dough onto a floured surface, and roll to a ½” thickness.
- With a cookie cutter(s) of your choice, cut out the Decadent Gourmet Dog Biscuits.
- Put the dog cookies onto your prepared cookie sheets.
- Using either the lightly beaten egg white, or the milk, lightly brush the top of each biscuit.
- Bake your Decadent Gourmet Dog Biscuits in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
- Then, leaving the biscuits inside, turn off the oven.
- Allow them to cool untouched in the oven overnight. (at least 12 hours)
- These Decedent Gourmet Dog Biscuits store well in air-tight lidded containers. They are also excellent gifts for pet lovers, when packaged and tied with a festive ribbon.
Variations:1. Any meat or poultry broth can be used in this recipe, depending upon your pet’s preferences. 2. Substitute oatmeal for the cracked wheat. 3. Add 1 c couscous, reduce the cracked wheat to 1 cup (step 2) 4. Add 2 T peanut butter to the hot bullion in step 4, omit the brewer’s yeast in step 2
Health notes: Garlic is safe for our pets when used sparingly in small amounts. This recipe provides enough garlic to be of benefit to our best friend by helping to discourage flea bites, helping to rid our pets of internal parasites, and also helping to stimulate the appetite in finicky eaters. Garlic in general, is known to kill many microbes, including fungi that infects the skin (such as ringworm), and is effective as an internal aid. Garlic discourages tapeworms and other internal parasites, if fed to the animal over a period of one to two months.
Brewer’s Yeast is also used as an internal aid in preventing a flea infestation, and is high in essential vitamins.