How To: Make Dog Biscuits For a Local Shelter

All the joys of baking with absolutely no temptation to lick the spoon!

These make a great treat for dogs in your neighborhood or at a local shelter – just ask if they could use them before you begin

Ingredients:

• 1 package dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 pint vegetable or chicken stock
• 3 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 2 cups whole-wheat flour
• 1 cup rye flour
• 2 cups cracked wheat or wheat germ
• 1/2 cup dry milk
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk

Makes 4- to 5-dozen dog biscuits

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Dissolve yeast in ¼ cup warm water. Add to vegetable or chicken stock. Next, combine all dry ingredients in a separate bowl; add stock mixture.
3. Knead mixture on a on a floured surface for about 3 minutes, working into a stiff dough. Roll out to a thickness of ¼ inch. You can cut the dough into bars or use a dog-bone cookie cutter.
4. Beat 1 egg with 1 tablespoon milk. Brush each biscuit with a little of the egg/milk mixture and place on cookie sheets. Bake for about 45 minutes.
5. Turn off the heat, but leave biscuits in the oven overnight. This makes them hard and crunchy!