25 AUGUST 2018

peanut butter-banana dog biscuits

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One of my favorite (and more rewarding) recipes to whip up is Kujo’s favorite peanut butter-banana dog biscuits! We call them “cookies” over here, but whatever you call them, bake-day is always special!

These are super easy, super delicious, and a lot cheaper in the long run than buying pre-made biscuits. Those are usually full of preservatives, and often don’t taste like much! These peanut butter-banana dog biscuits come out of the oven basically smelling like granola bars! (I taste-test just to make sure ha!)

Side Note:

If you like, you can use whole wheat flour, brown rice flour, or whichever you prefer. Just remember to take into account the dryness of these flours, and that you might need a bit of water/moisture to loosen up the dough.

Peanut Butter-Banana Dog Biscuits: The Process

Gather your ingredients. For these, you’ll need all-purpose flour, quick (unflavored) oats, natural peanut butter, one ripe banana, one egg, some honey, parsley and a little salt.

Now I used my stand mixer, but you can certainly make these without. Start by beating or mashing the banana until smooth consistency. If you’re using your stand mixer, use the whisk attachment here. Then add your egg, and stir until combined — but preferably beat until fluffier consistency. Sprinkle in the salt, parsley, and drizzle in honey. Give that a quick toss. Now time for the peanut butter!

Scoop out your peanut butter and add to the mixture you already have. I like natural peanut butter because it is free from added oils or sugars, and that’s healthier!

Mix this until incorporated well. The peanut butter is pretty dense so it’s easier to fold with a spatula. The whisk attachment may get clogged up. Replace that with the dough hook. Add the quick oats, and mix. Then add the flour (of your choosing) and mix. You’ll have to scrape down the sides of the bowl a few times to get it all incorporated. Refrain from using a hand beater at this time, as you don’t want to tense up the gluten in the flour. A wooden spoon works great.

Once it begins to come together, grab it with your hands and knead it a few times until it forms one homogeneous ball of dough. Don’t overwork it, as we will be moving right to rolling it out.

Flour your work-space, grab half the dough, and roll out till about 1/4 inch thick. Any cookie cutter works — I used to have a dog biscuit one, but it got lost, so now I use a little circle cutter. (Kujo does not care what shape it’s in!) Place your peanut butter-banana dog biscuits on an oiled/pam-sprayed cookie sheet. There are no leavening agents in the recipe, so they wont rise and can be pretty close together. I’ve also never had an issue with the cookies sticking to the pan, so parchment paper and flour isn’t really necessary.

Bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit, for 40-50 minutes, turning halfway through one then begin to slightly brown on bottom. Keep in mind, when they cool, then harden up a bit more like regular cookies so don’t over bake! The thicker the dough or bigger the biscuit, the longer they will take.

Pull them off the pan to cool once done so they don’t continue to bake. Once cooled, expect pups to come running in to kitchen for treats! Proudly present them with your masterpiece, and load up their biscuit jar with the rewarding confidence you deserve!

Storage Notes:

These stay fresh for about a week in the jar — so I recommend throwing the rest in a bag in the fridge for the rest of the month. If you went crazy and made multiple batches, throw some in a freezer bag and in the freezer for months and months of freshness! Just be sure to bring them back to room temperature before feeding them to the pups!

Peanut Butter-Banana Dog Biscuits

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Delicious and nutritious peanut butter and banana dog biscuits for your favorite fur babies!

Servings	Prep Time
40-50 cookies	30 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Servings Prep Time 40-50 cookies 30 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Peanut Butter-Banana Dog Biscuits Print Recipe Delicious and nutritious peanut butter and banana dog biscuits for your favorite fur babies! Servings Prep Time 40-50 cookies 30 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Servings Prep Time 40-50 cookies 30 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 medium banana ripe
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup creamy, natural peanut butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 Tbl honey
• 1 tsp dried parsley
• 1 1/2 cups quick oats
• 1 1/2 cups flour plus more for dusting

Servings: cookies

Instructions

1. Mash banana in stand mixer or with hand mixer. Add egg, parsley, honey and salt and beat until combined. Fold in peanut butter with spatula.
2. Add in oats and flour and stir with wooden spoon, or gently combine with dough hook of stand mixer (stopping to scrape sides as necessary). Form ball.
3. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 2 large cookie sheets with cooking spray.
4. Flour working surface and separate ball into halves. Turn one half out with rolling pin until approximately 1/4 inch thick. Use cookie cutter of choice to cutout dough. Place on greased cookie sheet.
5. Repeat by adding more dough to scraps, re-rolling, and cutting out cookies. Once all dough is used, place cookie sheets in oven to bake. Bake for about 40 minutes, flipping biscuits halfway through.
6. Once lightly browned on both sides, remove and let cool on wire rack.

Recipe Notes

1. Biscuits will harden more after they cool, so be careful not to over-bake.
2. Store half in cookie jar, and the rest in Ziploc bag in fridge to keep fresh. You can store in freezer bag in freezer if they need to last longer than a few weeks.