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All Natural Apple And Cinnamon Dog Treats
{{ Wardi }} December 21, 2008

Making food treats for your dogs (and cats) is so easy! I made these apple and cinnamon dog biscuits this morning – Well…. actually, I baked these biscuits this morning, the biscuit dough was made well in advance and stored in the freezer for whenever I need them.

We care about what we eat and put into our stomachs. Yet, quite often, we feed our pets (who we love dearly) commercial pet foods and commercially produced pet treats & biscuits. Really…. Do you know what goes into these pet foods!!!

Well….. Here at the Sanusi household, we believe in the natural diet for dogs. His lordship and I know exactly what we feed Ben & Jazmyn. These biscuits take about 10 minutes to make and about 20 minutes to bake. All natural ingredients – I’ll eat it. They go very well with goats cheese and a glass of red wine!

These biscuits are sooooo good that Sophie started levitating and got stuck to the kitchen wall. Priscilla started guarding the onions, and Elvis kept peering through the windows to see if the biscuits are ready!!! HA HA HA HA… I just made these stories up so I can post these shots of Sophie, Priscilla and Elvis :-) {{click image to enlarge}}

Did you know that garlic has been used for decades as a natural flea treatment and anti-oxidant? Small amounts of garlic (ok, I REALLY mean SMALL AMOUNTS here – So, don’t go feeding your dogs cloves upon cloves of garlic after reading this!!) not only act as a natural flea repellent, but garlic can be used for its wonderful anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties, and that cinnamon has the following properties:

  • Has anti-inflammatory qualities that helps with painful joints and arthritis
  • Helps regulate blood sugar
  • Improves circulation—good for the heart
  • Can help improve digestion and relieve upset tummies – no more farting dogs!!!
  • May help lower triglyceride and cholesterol levels
  • Is a natural food preservative – Your treats will last longer!!!!
Apple and cinnamon dog treats:
Makes ??? Really depends on the cookie-cutter. :-)

1 large apple – finely chopped
2 large cloves of garlic
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp Parsley
Half cup of water
Half cup apple juice
half cup vegetable oil
5 cups of buckwheat flour ( or plain flour will do too, I prefer buckwheat because it’s gluten free as some dogs can be gluten-intolerant ).
2 large Eggs

  • Preheat the oven to 180C (Gas Mark 4/350F/fan oven 160-165C).
  • Just throw all of the ingredients together and knead (add oil or water if dough needed).
  • Roll out dough to desired thickness and cut into fun shapes using cookie cutters.
  • Bake 20-25 minutes until browned.
  • Switch the oven off, and leave the biscuits in the oven to completely cool off. The residual heat will still bake the biscuits and this will make the biscuits REALLY crunchy!!!

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