Homemade Dog Treats

A few weeks ago we watched an episode of the Lazy Environmentalist where Josh visited a Pet Groomer. During the episode, he brought our attention to the ingredients of dog treats. We checked the ingredients of our dog's treats and were shocked to see a long list of ingredients of which we did not recognize half! At that moment, we decided to only purchases organic treats and I became determined to make my own healthy dog treats.

I searched online for recipes, but many of them had too many ingredients or were a little more complicated then I wanted, so I decided to experiment on my own. For Christmas I made some super simple organic treats, which the dog went crazy about!

Home-made Dog Treats

Ingredients:
1 large carrot
1 apple
2 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
~1/2 cup unbleached flour
1 tablespoon peanut oil

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Finely chop apple and carrot
Mix with whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup of flour and peanut oil in a bowl
If dough is sticky add up to 1/4 cup flour
Roll out on a floured surface
Use cookie cutter to cut out bones
Place treats on a lightly greased cookie tray and bake for 40 minutes

Tips:
*Use a food processor to chop the apple and carrots
*Use a fork or your hand to mix the dough
*Adjust the amount of unbleached flour based on size of the apple and carrot
*Use cookie cutters or a knife to shape the cookies
*To ensure even coloring, flip the treats after ~30 min in the oven