Baking for your Pooch

With the lock-down continuing, lots of people are spending their time taking up hobbies that they do not normally have the time for.  I’m sure you’ve all seen the shared baking successes (and failures) on social media, and the empty baking aisle in your supermarket!
We thought some of you lovely dog parents might enjoy a spot of baking for your dogs.  Your dog would be so grateful, and since they are not for human consumption, your waistline might thank you too!

In all seriousness, there are some really great, natural healthy treats on the market but a lot of commercial treats are packed with unhealthy additives such as chemical flavour or colour and not to mention, a more than healthy helping of sugar.

Here is one of our favourite recipies which makes around 20 natural, additive free treats which can be stored in an airtight container, in the fridge for up to two weeks… we hope you and your dogs enjoy it!

Ingredients
 
200 grams of minced meat (lamb is tasty but chicken or turkey is lower in fat)
100 grams of rice
1 small carrot
1 small potato
1 teaspoon of dried parsley

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200C
2. Fry the mince gently until cooked through, and boil and drain the rice according to the instructions on the packet.
3. Finely grate the potato and carrot
4. Mix all the ingredients together, and blend briefly in a blender to form a sticky dough.
5. Grease a large baking tray and, with wet hands, take small balls of the dough and form into biscuits (ideally bone shaped), around 5cm long.
6. Place on the baking tray and cook for 35-40 minutes, turning once, until brown and crispy
   
7. Remove from the oven, and allow to cool before feeding your dog – try to ignore the “wow that smells amazing, can I have one please eyes”
   
   

We really hope you enjoy making these, and that your dog enjoys chomping on them – we’d love to see photos of your creations, and your dogs getting stuck in so please share them with us on our Facebook page.

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