If you are among the many pet owners who want to make sure that your dog gets to eat healthy foods, then you should know how to make dog treats that are healthy as well as tasty. So to help you find easy to make homemade dog biscuits or homemade dog treats, here are two very easy to do homemade dog treats. These are all tasty so your dog will surely love them. Most importantly, these have no chemicals and preservatives.
First, when it comes to homemade dog treats or biscuits, what you have to remember is that you are basically making cookies. In fact you are really making cookies that you and your dog can share. So, what you need to have for your ingredients are the basic ingredients for baking cookies. You need 4 eggs, 1 ounce vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon sugar, 15 ounce flour, 2 ½ ounces cornmeal. Now, for this homemade dog treats, you need to mix two eggs, the oil and the sugar in a bowl. Add 8 ounces of water and mix in a large bowl. Then add the flour and the cornmeal. Using a mixer, mix them together until you make dough. Then cut the dough into two or three parts. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until you have about ½ inch thick. Using a cookie cutter cut out pieces of your dough. Put them on your baking pan or cookie pan. Make sure that you spray it with oil first. Now, brush the cookie pieces with egg. Then let them dry for about ten minutes. Brush them again with egg. Then bake your cookie for 15 minutes under 325 degrees. The good thing about this homemade dog treats is that you can basically use the same recipe and then add other ingredients as you see fit. For example, if you want a healthier dog treat, you can add oatmeal or you can use all natural and organic ingredients.
Another great homemade dog treats are beef jerky. To make your own beef jerky, you need beef brisket or other beef parts. Cut the beef into small parts. Marinate overnight on lemon juice and soysauce. Add a teaspoon of sugar on your marinate. Then set the meat on your oven rack. Under 70 degrees dry the beef. To do this, leave a crack on your oven. Also, make sure to place the rack on the top level of your oven. Drying depends on the thickness of your beef. You know if it is done when you can rip them into pieces but will not break when you bend them. This is one of the best homemade dog treats which your dog will surely love. Again, you can use different marinade for variation. Or you can make it as simple as possible by simply using lemon juice to help with the drying process.
