Friday, December 27, 2013

Bacon Beef Flavored Dog Treats

My next door neighbors are clearly dog people who adore their two large dogs.  Even so, they are always very kind to our cat when we are away on a trip.  Even though we pay a cat sitter to attend to the cat's food water and other needs daily, our neighbors always  stop in  daily to talk to KAT, play with her, and to give our kitty lots of  reassurance that she hasn't been abandoned. By way of saying thank you for their kindness , CC made their pups some home made dog treats.

Bacon- Beef Flavored Dog Treats


Ingredients:
5 cups whole wheat flour
10 tablespoons melted bacon fat
1 cup milk
1/2 cup  warm water
1 cube beef bullion (dissolved in water)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon 
Directions:
  1. Mix all ingredients well. 
  2. Dampen your hands in water, then pinch off pieces of the dough and hand  roll them into 3" to 6"- logs - about 1 inch thick.  ( You can continue to hand shape the ends into a bone if you want them to look fancier,)
  3. Place on a well-greased baking sheet.
  4. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
Makes 12 to 24+ treats.  My Neighbors' dogs are quite large so I made some 6" bone shaped biscuits.  If I were making this for a smaller dog I would reduce the amount of dough used in each biscuit by half or more.

This recipe for Bacon-Flavored Dog Biscuits uses egg, milk, and bacon grease, all of which can spoil, if left out in the open, so be sure to store the cooled dog biscuits in a well sealed bag in the freezer until the day you are ready to give them to your pet.

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