VeganMoFo, Day 10: Happy Birthday to Ralphie, with YumsYums -n- Love!
October 10th, 2008 6:16 pm by Kelly
As you can most likely infer from the post title, today is the Ralphster's birthday. My little man, my first-born and -adopted, turns a gray old 11 today. He's like the Wilford Brimley of the doggeh world, minus the dia-beddies.
I have plenty of Ralphie pix after the jump, of course, but first a recipe for
Peanut Butter 'Nilla Biscuits from
Yummy for Dogs. If you like what you see,
check out the website and/or order a copy of webmistress Veronica Noechel's
Yummy for Dogs: A Cook Book for Canines. Hey, it's on my wishlist. I mean, Ralphie's wishlist. Yeah, Ralphie. (Hint, hint, wink, wink!)
Peanut Butter 'Nilla Biscuits
These smell incredible!
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup oil
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup oats
* In a large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, and oats.
* Stir in oil, peanut butter, vanilla, and water.
* Knead till smooth, adding more flour or water as needed.
* Roll out on a lightly floured surface.
* Cut with cookie cutters.
* Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
I stuck to the directions, but added some extra flour and rolled oats, as the dough was initially a little oily. I think I also used more like 5 tablespoons of peanut butter, since my "tablespoons" were heaped to overflowing. The dogs love the pb, though!
I have this cute little bone-shaped cookie cutter that the doggies' grandmother bought for them/me, so I used that to cut the dough. I rolled the leftover scraps into a faux long rawhide bone with the cute little tied ends (for the birthday boy, natch!), as you can see in the photo. All in all, the recipe produced 53 cookies (40 long bones, 12 short bones and one "rawhide"), which fit on two sheets, no problem.
The dogs loved the treats, but don't place too much trust in their critique; four out of the five of them eat their own poo! (And the fifth eats the cat's poo - Rennie, I'm looking at you.) I did try the dough before rolling it into cookies, and it was on a little the bland side (for humans), but edible; and yet, definitely yummy for dogs!
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