*Cheesy Dog Treats*
Makes about 50 Flaky and golden pastry treats, that you will want to eat yourself. But they're for the dog. You will need your food processor for these. I cut them out with a 2 inch bone shaped cutter, but you can cut them out with whatever shaped cutter you want to use. Obviously the number of treats you get depends on the size of your cutter. The recipe can also be successfully cut in half. 60ml water (1/4 cup) 2 medium free range eggs 280g plain flour (2 cups) 160g grated strong cheddar cheese (1 1/3 cups) 120ml vegetable oil (1/2 cup) Place the flour, cheese and vegetable oil into a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Pulse 5 or 6 times. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Pulse again until the mixture resembled coarse meal. Beat together the water and eggs. Turn the motor on and drizzle this mixture into the food processor through the feeder tube only adding the wet ingredients until the dough becomes a ball. Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead a few times. Divide into two manageable balls. Preheat the oven to 200*C/400*F/ gas mark 6. Line several baking sheets with baking paper. Set aside. Roll each ball of dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out into shapes and place spaced slightly apart on the baking sheets. Reroll any trimmings and recut until you have used it all up. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and carefully turn over. Return to the oven and bake for a further 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and then store in a loosely covered container at room temperature. Note - These are rather high in fat, so be judicious in handing them out! I only give Mitzie 1/2 of one at a time. She loves them. |