As promised in my "Doggie Day Out" post, this is the recipe I used for the treats I baked and brought along to the charity event I went to on Saturday. I spent an evening last week looking around the internet for a simple but tasty dog treat recipe that didn't use a lot of complicated, hard to find ingredients that would still be suitable and healthy-ish for all dogs. Most of the recipes I found use peanut butter, which I wasn't sure about but I was assured by some doggie experts that natural peanut butter would be okay for most dogs. I used this recipe, which also includes bananas. Giving your four legged friends one of their five a day. Do dogs need five a day? I don't think so but it can't do any harm! These treats were taste tested first by our family dog Ollie, he loved them!
What you will need:
250g wholemeal flour
90g rolled oats
160g peanut butter
2 bananas
2tbsp honey
2 eggs
3tbsp plain flour, for rolling
1. Preheat your oven ro 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, mix together your peanut butter, eggs and honey with an electric mixer.
3. Mash up your bananas and add to your mixture, beat again until smooth.
4. Gradually add in your flour and oats, until everything is mixed together.
5.Sprinkle a pinch of plain flour over your hands so the dough doesn't stick then take a small handful of dough, roll into a ball and flatten out to be about a 1cm thick. Place on your baking tray.
6. Repeat this process until you've used all the dough, I made 18 cookies with this recipe.
7. To make the paw prints, I pressed into the dough with something that was a small circle shape. This step is completely optional.
8. Put your cookies into the oven for 30 minutes, or until they turn a golden brown colour and begin to harden.
9. Place on a wire rack to cool. Store in a cool, dry place.
These treats won't last as long as the ones you would buy in a supermarket but I'm sure they're much more tasty and are a whole lot better for your dogs!
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