How to Make Homemade Dog Biscuits

Why not make some extra special homemade dog biscuits for your dog? Here is a great recipe for dog biscuits that any dog would enjoy.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 3/4 cup hot water
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup powdered milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 3 cups whole-wheat flour
• Dog bone cookie cutter
• Greased baking sheet
• Oven

1. Pour hot water over the margarine in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the powdered milk, salt, sugar and egg. Make sure that the egg is beaten well before adding it to the recipe.

2. Add the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing it into the ingredients well.

3. Knead the mixture for about 5 minutes, adding more flour if necessary to make the dough stiffer.

4. Roll out the dough into a 1/2 inch thickness and cut out shapes with a dog bone cookie cutter. Place the dog biscuits on a greased baking sheet.

5. Bake the homemade dog biscuits for 45 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Allow the dog biscuits to cool completely. Store the dog biscuits in an airtight container and give them to your dog when you please.

Tips & Warnings

• Depending on the size of your cookie cutter, you should be able to make approximately 3 dozen homemade dog biscuits from this recipe.
• If you don't have a dog bone cookie cutter, you can make the dog biscuits in whatever shape you wish.

[sunshine11219]

on 11/6/2008 great idea on dog treats