Our canine judges were put to the test this year in the
Great Biscuit Bite-Off. Each judge wanted to eat all of the biscuits!
SSD Rizzo, SSD Fire, SSD Rossi, and SSD Meade judged the
semi-finals at 11:30 on Sunday. Each dog got to pick their three favorite
treats (although Fire managed to sneak in a fourth) and the biscuits received a
score based on the dogs’ choices.
Here’s Meade making his selections:
The top six biscuits made it to the Biscuit Bite-Off Finals,
judged by SSD Rizzo, SSD Buster, and SSD Burke. Watch Buster choose his top
three favorite biscuits:
Congratulations to our winners!
Interested in making these biscuits for your dogs? Below are
the recipes.
Brutus’s Bacon
Cheddar Bites—2nd place
Submitted by Jill
& Colleen with Zoe’s House
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons garlic powder
½ cup bacon fat (melted)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 beaten egg
1 cup fat free milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients and
roll into desired shapes. Roll on floured surface to ½ inch thickness. Line
biscuits on baking sheet and bake approximately 30 minutes, turning after 15-20
minutes. Let rest after oven is turned off until biscuits are crunchy. Makes 3
dozen with a 3 inch bone-shaped biscuit cutter.
Oatmeal Bones
Submitted by Deb
Brubaker
1 egg
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup water
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats, uncooked
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients. Knead dough on a
floured surface. Roll out dough to ½ inch thickness and cut out shapes with a
dog bone cookie cutter. Put cookies on a baking sheet, 1 inch apart. Bake at
350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. When done, the cookies should be firm to the
touch. Turn oven off and leave the cookies in for 1-2 hours to harden. Makes
approximately 60 2-inch cookies.
Bacon Biscuits—4th
place
Submitted by Keara
and Kaela Finnegan
6 bacon strips
1 ½ cup water
2 ½ cups wheat germ
1 ½ cups flour
1/8 cup oil
4 eggs
Brew Biscuits
2 cups spent grain
1 cup flour
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
Roll and flatten to ¾ inch thickness. Bake at 375 degrees
for 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to 225 degrees and cook until dry, about 8
hours.
4-Pawed Pizza Balls
Submitted by canines
Winter and Wyatt
Step 1—prepare the meat filling
1. Fry
one pound seasoned ground meat until thoroughly cooked.
2. Drain
free of oil.
3. Set
aside.
Step 2—prepare dough
1. Preheat
oven to 350 degrees.
2. Add
the following ingredients to a bowl and use a mixer to combine:
a. 2
cups rice flour
b. 1/3
cup milk
c. 1
egg
d. 5
Tbsp butter
e. 6
oz. can of tomato paste
f. ½
cup shredded cheese
3. Add
meat and roll into 1 inch balls and place on non-greased cookie sheet
4. Bake
for 12 minutes.
5. After
cooling, seal and store in refrigerator.
Frosted Honey Apple
Dog Cakes
1 large apple
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
¼ cup whole grain oatmeal
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup plain yogurt
½ cup water
¼ cup corn oil
2 Tbsp honey
2 eggs
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease muffin tins. In one
bowl, core, slice and mince apple (use a food processor if you have one). In
another large bowl, mix together flour, oatmeal, baking powder, and baking
soda. In a medium bowl, blend together yogurt, water, oil, honey, and eggs,
then stir in apple and cheese. Add to flour mixture until combined. Spoon into
muffin tins, filling each cup about ¾ full. Bake for 20 minutes or until a
toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean. Let rest in the
muffin tins for 10 minutes, remove, and set aside to cool.
Frosting:
8 oz. low fat cream cheese (room temperature)
2 Tbsp plain yogurt
2 Tbsp honey
2-3 Tbsp whole wheat flour
Combine cream cheese, honey, and yogurt until smooth. Add
enough flour to thicken the frosting to a good spreading consistency.
Honey Barbeque
Biscuits
2 ½ cups whole wheat flour
½ cup corn meal
½ cup wheat germ
½ Sweet Baby Ray’s barbeque sauce
3 Tbsp light brown sugar
2 Tbsp corn oil
1 egg beaten
½ cup water
¼ cup honey
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, cornmeal, wheat
germ, and brown sugar. In another bowl, combine all other ingredients, then
slowly add to first bowl, mixing well. Roll dough to ½ inch thickness and cut
with cookie cutters. Place on non-stick cookie sheet and bake 20-25 minutes.
Frosted Honey-Nut
Lover’s Biscuits
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp corn oil
½ cup peanut butter
1 cup water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients but the
flour, mixing well. Slowly add flour, then knead. Depending on your peanut
butter, you may need to add additional flour or water. Roll dough to ¼ inch
thickness and cut with a cookie cutter. Place on non-stick cookie sheet and
back 20-25 minutes.
Frosting:
8 oz low fat cream cheese (at room temperature)
2 Tbsp plain yogurt
2 Tbsp honey
2-3 Tbsp whole wheat flour
2-3 drops food coloring (optional)
Combine cream cheese, honey, and yogurt until smooth. Add
enough flour to thicken the frosting to a good spreading consistency. Add food
coloring if desired.
Rocko’s Favorite
Biscuits
Submitted by Rebecca
Stahl
2 apples
4 strips turkey bacon
½ cup cheddar cheese
5 cups wheat flour
3 eggs
1 cup milk
4 Tbsp olive oil
1 pinch wheat germ
1 pinch cinnamon
Roll out dough and cut with your favorite cookie cutters. Back
at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
Julia’s Favorite
Biscuits
Submitted by Susan
Tyson
1 pound liver
1 cup powdered mashed potatoes
1 tsp garlic powder
Put all ingredients in a food processor and process until
smooth. If too thick, add water. Spread mixture onto a cookie sheet covered
with parchment paper, spreading to an even thickness. Bake at 200 degrees for
at least 2 hours or until dry. Let sit in the oven until completely cool.
Divide or cut into desired sizes.
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