Treats Revealed

So, last post, I promised to give you the recipe I use to make our puppies' treats. I play around with the spices based on whether or not they are having upset stomachs at the time, but here is the basic recipe before adding the spices:

-2 to 2 1/2 cups flour (any kind of flour, wheat, white, oat, rice, etc.)
-1/2 cup oats
-1/2 tsp salt
-1 tsp baking powder
-Spices
-1 egg
-1 cup pumpkin (not the pumpkin pie mix)
-1 tsp vanilla
- Oil (I avoid vegetable oil because that is usually soy)
- Molasses (around 1/4 to 1/3 cup)

Basically, I mix the dry ingredients together with a Danish dough whisk. Then I mix the wet ingredients together and mix them in with the dry ingredients.
Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper in the desired size (they won't expand much at all). Bake for roughly 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Bake it longer or shorter for desired consistency.

I usually try to include spices that are functional in addition to tasting good. Ginger, for example is settling to the tummy. Cardamom is my latest favorite, but a word to the wise on spices like cardamom: check around before you buy. I looked at our local big box super store and found that a small jar of cardamom was over $10- and it wasn't even organic. I decided that if I was going to pay that much for a spice, it at least needed to be top quality. So when I went to Whole Foods, I reached for the same size jar but was surprised to find that it was only $5.99! Stores like Whole Foods have a reputation for being high priced, but they specialize in high quality, hard to find foods that the mainstream stores don't have or don't have much of. So sometimes their prices surprise you. Just food for thought. (Pun intended).
If anyone would be interested in buying puppy treats that I make (from non-GMO and organic when available ingredients), please leave a comment or contact me through the contact page.