Doggy Biscuits in a Jar
1-quart wide-mouth canning jar
1 dog biscuit cookie cutter
16 inches pretty ribbon
1 large envelope, with a hole punched in the upper left hand corner
1 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup instant nonfat dry milk powder
1 teaspoon brown or granulated sugar
Pinch of salt
Type baking instructions (see below) on a pretty piece of paper or
card and tuck inside the envelope.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine: the flours, cornmeal, milk powder,
sugar and salt. Using a funnel, pour dry ingredients into the jar.
Close jar tightly. Tie dog biscuit cookie cutter and instruction
card around the top of the card with a pretty ribbon.
Doggy Biscuits
Position a rack in the center of the oven. Preheat it to 250 degrees
F.
Place Doggy Biscuits mix ingredients in a medium size bowl. Add 1
large egg, 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup grated
Parmesan cheese, and 1/4 to 1/2 cup (or more) hot chicken broth,
beef broth or very hot water. Make a dough that is very heavy, but
not sticky. Add more flour or water, 1 teaspoon at a time if dough
is too moist (use flour) or too dry (use hot water). Turn out dough
onto a floured pastry cloth and knead 8 to 10 times until elastic.
Let dough rest for 5 minutes.
Roll out dough 1/2 of an inch thick and cut with a dog-bone shaped
cutter. Place cookies close together as they will not spread. Bake
for 1 hour. Rotate the baking trays in the oven (turn tray around
180 degrees), and bake them another half hour. Cool the cookies in
the pan for 1 minute, then transfer to a wire cake rack to cool
completely. |