Pet Tips from Pet Store USA

Saturday, June 5, 2010

BBQ Chicken Flavored Dog Biscuits

Ingredients:

•2 cups whole wheat flour

•1 cup rolled oats

•1 cup wheat germ

•1/2 cup rye flour

•1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

•1/2 cup barbecue sauce, low or sugar free

•1/4 cup safflower oil (see note above)

•1 cup chicken broth

Additional Flour for Rolling

Instructions:

1.Preheat oven to 375° F

2.In a large bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, rolled oats, wheat germ, rye flour and cornmeal.

3.In a medium bowl, stir together the barbecue sauce, oil and broth.

4.Pour the BBQ sauce mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until thoroughly combined.

5.Knead the dough and roll to 1/4 inch thickness.

6.Using a cookie cutter, cut out the dog biscuits.

7.Place the biscuits on a lightly greased baking sheet.

8.Bake for 35 minutes, or until golden brown.

9.Cool completely on a wire rack.

Storing - You can store these chicken and barbecue homemade dog biscuits in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks and in the freezer for up to 6 months. For more information regarding how to store dog treats please review our tips and techniques.

Yield - This will depend on the size of cookie cutter you use. This batch should give you a yield of about 2 dozen when you use a 1 inch dog cookie cutter.

Tips & Techniques

•Oil - You can substitute canola oil in place of the safflower oil. They both have a light flavor and are both very low in saturated fats.

•BBQ Sauce - Look for a sauce that has little or no sugar. They won't miss all that added sugar in their dog biscuits.

•Review what the ASPCA says in regards to giving your dog treats with garlic or onions in them. This is a great article to put your mind at ease because most BBQ sauces have a very small amount of dried onion and sometimes garlic in them. You can also make your own sauce. A sample recipe would be 1 tbsp. of olive oil, 2 tbsp. tomato paste, to 1/2 cup beef broth. That should get you started for a nice base BBQ sauce recipe that you can adjust as you see fit.

By: Sylvia http://www.petstoreusa.net

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Dog Recipes #1

This is the first of my dog recipes. I have quite a few little dogs and I always cook for them. Since someone asked me for a dog biscuik recipe I am going to start with this recipe.

Chicken Broth Dog Biscuit Recipe

Ingredients:

•1 cup whole wheat flour
•1/3 cup cornmeal
•1 Tbsp canola oil
•1/4 cup chicken broth, low sodium
•1 eggs
•1/8 cup milk, low or fat free
•1 egg, beaten for egg wash
Additional flour for rolling

Instructions:

1.Preheat oven to 350° F
2.Whisk together wheat flour and cornmeal.
3.Add oil, broth, eggs and milk.
4.Mix until thoroughly combined.
5.Roll out dough on a floured surface to 1/4" thickness.
6.Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. I used a chicken shape for fun because of the chicken broth.
7.Gather remaining dough and roll flat. Cut as many dog biscuits as you can. I usually roll the last little bit of dough into a ball and then flatten for a traditional cookie shape.
8.Brush the egg wash onto each cookie.
9.Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
10.Cool completely on a wire rack.

Yield: Approximately 2 dozen dog biscuits using a 2" cookie cutter.

Storing: These chicken broth dog biscuits are baked hard so they will last for 4 weeks in the refrigerator. They will be good for approximately 6 months in the freezer.

More coming as I get them ready!
By: Sylvia
http://www.petstoreusa.net/

Sunday, April 25, 2010

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by Sylvia Einwechter

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Thank you and Have A great Day!
Sylvia
http://www.petstoreusa.net