Bone-a-fidos - Canine Cookies For Dogs

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast or 1 tablespoon compressed fresh yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 pinch sugar
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 cups cracked wheat
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup rye flour
• 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder (lightly spooned into the cup)
• 4 teaspoons kelp powder
• 4 cups beef (liquid measure) or 4 cups chicken broth (liquid measure)
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 place 2 oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven.
• 2 preheat oven to 300â°f.
• 3 sprinkle the dry yeast or crumble the compressed yeast over the water (110f if dry yeast, 100f if compressed yeast).
• 4 add a pinch of sugar and allow the yeast to sit in a draft-free spot for 10-20 minutes.
• 5 the mixture should be full of bubbles.
• 6 if not, the yeast is too old to be useful.
• 7 in a large bowl, place all the dry ingredients and stir to blend them.
• 8 add the yeast mixture and 3 cups of the broth.
• 9 using your hands, in the bowl, mix to form the dough, adding more broth if needed to make the dough smooth and supple.
• 10 half a batch at a time, knead the dough briefly on a lightly floured counter; keep the second batch of dough covered with a moist towel while shaping and cutting the first.
• 11 roll out the dough into an 18 x 13 x 1/4" rectangle.
• 12 cut it into desired shapes, using a 3- 3 1/2-inch bone cutter or a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter.
• 13 reroll the scraps.
• 14 repeat the procedure with the remaining dough.
• 15 for an attractive shine, lightly beat together the egg and milk.
• 16 brush the glaze on the cookies.
• 17 bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until brown and firm.
• 18 for even baking, rotate the cookie sheets from top to bottom three quarters of the way through the baking period.
• 19 use a small, angled metal spatula or pancake turner to transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
• 20 allow cookie sheets to cool completely between batches.