Scout and Luke know that if they want to be in the kitchen while I'm cooking they have to "go to bed" and wait politely in their baskets in the corner. They are eager taste testers and floor cleaners, and love to have a front row seat any time I'm trying out a new recipe, and I've yet to find a more appreciative or forgiving audience. This recipe is especially for our furry friends- and even our dainty and selective foster dog gives these puppy treats her wag of approval. If you'd like to let your pooch try them out, they will be for sale outside of the Davis Food Co-op tomorrow afternoon as part of a bake sale to benefit the victims of the Haiti earthquake. If you can't make it, but still want to try the cookies, this recipe is about as easy as it gets, and lacks the preservatives, additives, and sodium in commercial dog treats- your dog will thank you!
Scout's Favorite Peanut Butter Puppy Treats
(Makes about 100 medium-sized cookies)
Ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 cups peanut butter
1 cup plain, all natural yogurt
1 cup plain, all natural yogurt
1 cup milk
(substitute organic ingredients if you so desire!)
Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Set out two medium sized bowls.
Step 2: In one bowl, stir together flour and baking powder. In the other bowl, stir together milk, yogurt, and peanut butter.
Step 3: Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stirring at first, then mixing with hands. Add small handfuls of flour until dough is no longer sticky, and has a smooth, spongy texture.
Step 4: use a rolling pin to roll dough 1/3 inch thick. Use cookie cutters to create dog treats of different shapes and sizes.
Step 5: Place the cut out treats on a baking sheet, and bake until they the cookies are golden-brown (~15 minutes)
In the Davis Enterprise:
ReplyDeleteHelping Haiti
Fred Gladdis | Enterprise photo | February 11, 2010 08:52
"Da Vinci High School sophomore Ana Chordas, holding a cupcake, and Callie Lieding, a sophomore at Davis High School, hand out baked goods in front of the Davis Food Co-op on Wednesday afternoon at a table seeking donations to help children in Haiti. At left, Marissa Postlewaite points to an insect-shaped treat as her grandfather, Keith Hanson, peruses the selection. Contributions, which totaled $355, will go to Save the Children's emergency fund for children and their families in Haiti. A donation of $2 provides a day's worth of food for a hungry child. A $10 donation may be made by texting 'save' to 20222. The Co-op contributed a $25 gift card toward ingredients for the baked goods. Several community members helped with the effort. Carrie Hamlin provided fudge brownies while a batch of chocolate chip and macadamia nut cookies were made from Judy Ford's secret recipe. And Reagan Parosino [sic] baked about 100 dog biscuits for the cause."