Pet Recipe

Dog Treats From Your Kitchen
Ankle Biter Peanut Butter Drops
(for those little guys out there)

3/4 cup flour
1 egg
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon peanut butter
1/4 cup shortening
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Heat honey and peanut butter in microwave until peanut butter is melted (about 20 seconds)
Mix add remaining ingredients
Drop by 1/2 teaspoonful onto cookie sheet
Bake at 350 F for 8 to 10 minutes.
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Cat Treats
Carrot & Liver Crunchies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup precooked chicken livers
1/4 cup water
1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup cooked carrot, mashed
1 tablespoon soft margarine

Instructions:

1.Preheat the oven to 325°F. Add the cooked chicken livers in a blender along with the water. Blend the two together for several seconds on the highest speed. If necessary, stop the blender and stir, or scrape down the sides to ensure an even mix. Blend the liver and water until completely pureed.
2.In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the flour with the margarine, by stirring the two together until then are well blended. The mixture will be dry, and should consist of coarse crumbs. Make sure to mix this well to avoid any large clumps.
3.Add the liver mixture along with the mashed carrots. Then mix everything well, either by hand or with an electric mixer on a medium speed. As you mix, the ingredients will begin to form a dough and may become difficult to mix. As they do, use your hands to knead this mixture well, ensuring all the ingredients are fully mixed and incorporated into the dough.
4.Transfer the dough out to a floured surface and knead for several minutes to make the dough soft and easy to work with. Then, use a rolling pin to roll the dough out to a sheet measuring about 1/4" thick.
5.Prepare a cookie or baking sheet by greasing it with margarine, or oil, or by spraying with non-stick cooking spray. Then using a knife, a pizza cutter, or other utensil, cut the dough into tiny square shapes, each measuring about 1" square. As you cut out each square, arrange them onto the prepared cookie sheet.
6.Continue with the remaining dough, reusing any scraps that form, until you can no longer make any more squares.
7.Place the squares into the preheated oven. Bake for about 10 minutes, then remove them from the oven and allow them to cool completely before serving to your pet. Makes about 1 1/2 dozen liver crunchies.
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For The Birds:
Suet Cupcakes

You will need:

•1 lb chopped suet
•1 cup mixed birdseed
•1 cup yellow cornmeal
•1 cup peanut butter
•1 cup rolled oats
•1 cup sunflower seeds
Melt the suet over a low flame and stir in the ingredients until they are coated in suet. Spoon into a cupcake tin and chill until the suet is hardened. Place in suet feeder.