Homemade Dog Treat Recipe - Parker's Favorite Bone

Medium Size Homemade Dog Biscuits

There are so many dog treat recipes on the web, I thought it would be easy to find plenty reliable recipes that my dog would enjoy. Well, easy it is not.

So to the test kitchen we go. Thankfully the ingredients for dog treats are not too expensive because many a batch had to be tossed. I learned that just because someone posts a recipe on the web doesn't mean it will be any good.

After trying 10 different recipes I found this basic dog biscuit recipe to the be best. It is easy to work with, you can refrigerate the dough and bake later. This recipe quickly became my favorite. The dog treats will store for a couple of weeks in a loosely covered jar on the shelf. They can be frozen for up 2 months. And they are definitely Parker's favorite. I would happily give credit to the real creator but I cannot find them.

Parker's History:
Parker was a rescue that had been close to starving to death. She had a terrible problem gulping her food (eating her whole dinner in 15 seconds) and would eat anything and everything she could find. We used all the "aggressive eater" techniques we could find and slowly she stopped acting "starved" all the time. She started to actually breath during her meal after about 5 months. A few months later we noticed she would leave a few bites in her bowl, pause, take a drink of water and then finish.  It's been a year now and Parker is fairly relaxed about eating though she is not yet a "self feeder" and she stills goes completely crazy for treats. However, since she's been eating our homemade treats, she passes on all the store-bought goodies until she is sure the homemade ones are all gone.

Homemade Dog Biscuits Recipe (baked hard & crunchy)Prep Time :10 minutes  (Print It)
Bake Time: 35-40 minutes

Ingredients:
1 cup + 2 Tbs Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup + 2 Tbs AP White Flour
1/2 cup Peanut Butter or other Nut Butter
1 cup Water
2 Tbs Vegetable Oil

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the flours together in a bowl. In a separate bowl combine the peanut butter, the vegetable oil and the water. I use a whisk but a fork or spoon will work. Slowly add the flours, about 1/2 cup at a time until you get a nice dough. The last of the flour will probably have to be worked in by hand because it is a rather stiff dough. Knead the dough for a few minutes until a nice, firm ball of dough is formed. For an easier roll-out, let the dough rest for about 10 minutes so the glutens can relax before rolling it out. You can also wrap the dough at this stage and refrigerate up to 36 hours before baking.

Roll the dough out to about 1/4 - 3/8 inch thick. I think it is easier to roll out if it is between 2 sheets of wax  or parchment paper. Cut out the treats and re-roll the scraps into more treats. Keep the treats at least 1 inch apart on the cookie sheet for even cooking. Score or poke the treats with a fork to release steam during baking and prevent puffy and mis-shapen dog treats.

Bake on an ungreased or parchment line cookie sheet for 25 minutes and rotate the pan. Back for 10 more minutes and check for doneness. The treats should be hard before removing them from the oven. Keep baking at 5 minute intervals until they are hard to the touch. Cool several hours or over night before storing them in the jar.

Makes approximately 30 medium-sized bones.

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