- Flaxseed and Wheat Germ Dog Biscuits – Portrait
Welcome back, sunshine!
First real sun since Monday – view out the backyard towards Shady Canyon in Irvine, CA.
First real post since Monday, too. We’ve been holed up in the house cooking, baking and reading. Laundry barely made the cut-off. Gardening didn’t happen at all.
On the RGB iTunes shuffle: Sway, Michael Bublé. This track is out of the No Reservations soundtrack. I hope Mr. RGBistro enjoys it while he’s locked in the kitchen this afternoon (working on a lobster bisque).
While Mr. RGBistro started prep work for the bisque, I made two batches of flaxseed and wheat germ dog biscuits. Packed with omega-3 fatty acids, protein, potassium, iron, riboflavin, calcium, zinc, magnesium and vitamins A, B1 B3 and E, I like to think they’re Britta’s equivalent of Flintstone vitamins. At least once a day ought to do. Hope your doggie enjoys them, too!
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October 2011 Update: Each batch makes about 1 lb. of biscuits. If you don’t have whole wheat flour, use all purpose. If you don’t want to use whole flaxseeds, the ground variety works just as well. Lastly, double the batch; your dog(s) will thank you!
Kid-tested, mother-approved.
Crunch…crunch… crunch.
RGB Eco-Notes: Britta eats raw food. We cut off the necks and backs of whole chickens, and quarter the rest for her breakfasts and dinners. When we hit about 6 pounds of neck and back parts, we make homemade garden chicken stock. While we’re making the stock, we skim off the fat (lately, we’ve been getting 1 to 1 ½ cups of chicken fat out of one batch of stock). The fat is then saved to make dog biscuits and dog cookies. See how eco-friendly we are?!?!
Flaxseed and Wheat Germ Dog Biscuits | Photo from January 2010
Flaxseed and Wheat Germ Dog Biscuits | Photo from October 2011
Flaxseed and Wheat Germ Dog Biscuits
~ Makes ~
36 3-inch dog biscuits
~ Ingredients ~
- 7 oz. (198g) whole wheat flour (or sub with all purpose flour)
- 6 oz. (170g) all purpose flour
- 1 oz. (28g) wheat germ
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. flaxseed (whole or crushed)
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup animal fat / vegetable oil
- ½ cup water
~ Preparation ~
Preparation Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Preheat oven to 350º F. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
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In a mixer fitted with dough hook, combine all dry ingredients; then add in egg, fat/oil and water and mix to form a very firm dough that is smooth and workable. Add a little flour or water as needed.
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Cover dough and set aside for 15-20 minutes.
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Roll out dough to ¼” thickness, cut into desired shapes, place on sheet pans and bake for 35 minutes.
Pre-cooked Flaxseed and Wheat Germ Dog Biscuits | Photo from January 2010
Nutrition content per biscuit: 87 calories, 7g carbs, 1g protein, 6.5g fat, 0.5g fiber
Cost per biscuit: $0.03 – $ 0.04
Source: Rustic Garden Bistro (adapted from The Professional Pastry Chef, Bo Friberg – a version with flaxseed also appears on Todd and Diane’s Homemade Flax Seed Dog Biscuits post).
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Hello, friends!
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Hi Guys!
Britta is beautiful!!! And it’s so awesome to know that you believe in a raw diet. We feed Dante and Sierra on the raw chicken diet too and they’re super duper healthy. yay! We have so much in common.
And, those biscuits look AMAZING!!!! Great pictures too!
xoxo
Wow, Britta is eating so healthfully! awesome, this is convicting for my own diet, hehe. Thanks for the post, recipe and pictures!
I have a 4 year old Chiweenie, Lola, and a 2 year old Rotweiller, Bella. They are best friends even though Bella towers over Lola! I am getting ready to try your flaxseed and wheat dog treats. I have made several different kinds in the past, but these really sound great! Thanks for posting..
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