How to Make Flavored Dog Treats

If your dog is a picky eater, you have probably tried several flavored dog treats and can't seem to pinpoint which flavor your dog likes. In order to make flavored dog treats, you need to make some basic dog treats first with several flavors. Once you have established your dog's favorite, you can begin producing more treats. This is the basic recipe you need to follow when you are testing the flavored dog treats:

2 C. Whole Wheat Flour
½ C. Cornmeal
2/3 C. Water
6 T. vegetable oil

Most dogs love peanut butter. Dissolve ½ C. of peanut butter in warm broth to create a peanut butter flavored treat. Once you have the flavor, you can mix all the ingredients together. Roll the dough to be ¼ inch thick. Cut shapes in the dough with cookie cutters. Like the bakers sheet with parchment paper. Bake the treats at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Allow the treats to cool on a wire rack. Store the treats in the refrigerator in an air tight container. Your dog may prefer chicken or beef bouillon, so mix a cube in with some water and supplement this in for the liquid. You can also use the broth from your cooked vegetable to make dog treats. Generally the broth will be good for 3 days if it is kept in the fridge. You can use bacon drippings, hamburger fat, or other fats instead of the vegetable oil. Substitute the water with whatever flavor your dog enjoys.

Here are some other flavor-filled dog treats:

Meaty Twists

Ingredients:

3 ½ C flour
1 C corn meal
1 package unflavored gelatin
¼ C milk
1 egg
¼ C corn oil
1 jar strained beef baby food 
1 beef bouillon cube
¾ C boiling water

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Boil the water and dissolve the bouillon cube in the water. Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Add the milk, egg, oil, beef, and beef bouillon. Stir ingredients until thoroughly mixed. Roll dough onto a floured surface and roll until it is ¼ inch thick. Cut in ¼ inch by 3 inch strips, twisting each stick before placing it on the cookie sheet. Bake the meaty twists for 35 to 40 minutes. Once they have cooked, allow them to cool on the cooling rack. Place the meaty twists in an airtight container in the fridge.

Peanut Butter Bones

Ingredients:

1 pkg. Dry Yeast
½ C. lukewarm water
1 C. Mashed potatoes
1 C. Milk
¼ C. Molasses
½ C. Chicken stock
1 C. Chunky Peanut Butter
1 C. Whole Wheat Flour
½ C. Rye Flour
½ C. Rice Flour
1 Egg
2 C. All-purpose White Flour

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Using a large mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in water. In a large saucepan, mix together the potatoes, milk, molasses, chicken stock, and peanut butter. Heat the mixture over stove, stirring frequently until it boils. Remove mixture from heat and allow it to cool. Once mixture reaches room temperature, add yeast to mixture. Slowly blend in the egg, wheat, rye, and rice flowers. Add enough white flour to form a stiff dough.

Lightly sprinkle flour over the cutting board and bring mixture to the cutting board. Knead mixture until smooth and shape it into a ball. Roll it into a ½ inch thick and use cookie cutters to cut out biscuits. Place biscuits on ungreased baking sheets, spacing them ¼ inch apart. Bake for 45 minutes and allow to cool overnight. The recipe yields 3 to 4 dozen bones that can freeze well.

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