Catching up with friends is always 'an excuse to bake' for me but what about my four legged friends? I decided to create four ingredient dog biscuits for them (and because they're the real reason I'm friends with their human)
Total time to make : 30 minutes
Time to prepare : 10 minutes
Time to bake : 20 minutes
Servings : ~ 65 thumb sized biscuits
Ingredients
300g flour (wholemeal or plain)
2 eggs
80ml warm water + 1 beef stock
100g peanut butter (xylitol free)
*1 extra egg, beaten, as egg wash (optional)
Method
Pre-heat a fan oven to 180C and line baking trays with non-stick paper
Dissolve the stock cube or gel into the warm water
Put everything in a bowl and mix together into a dough
Lightly flour a surface and roll the dough out to about 1cm thick
Use a cookie-cutter to punch shapes into the dough, flour the cookie cutter if the dough tends to stick to it. Lay the shapes out on the baking tray. They won't rise/spread very much in the oven so you don't need to space them apart
If using the egg-wash (for a shiny finish), brush the beaten egg over the biscuits just before they go into the oven
Bake for 20 minutes and remove from oven
Remove from oven and allow them to cool completely before storing (see notes below)
Good to know:
Can also be used with chicken stock, or just use warm water
Xylitol is toxic to dogs so please check ingredients in the peanut butter first
I used this bone-shape cookie cutter from lakeland limited (not a sponsored or affiliate link) which is about the size of my thumb. Different shapes and sizes may take a different time to bake
Fresh out the oven, the biscuits will feel like a firm dough but once they've completely cooled they'll be hard and crispy when snapped in half
Allow them to cool completely before storing (moisture = mould). These will keep for 3 weeks in an airtight container
Can also be frozen (dough or cooked biscuits)