Like many of you, I can’t stand wasting food. During Christmas, my mother made us a large, very tasty turkey. While the turkey was very yummy, there was no way the two of us were going to eat all of it, especially with the two of us preparing for a business trip. Since I can’t stand to waste food, I immediately put the freeze bagged turkey in the freezer and prepared it to come with us. Now, the turkey is thawed and I’m determined to not let any of it go to waste. A good bit of it was used to make two very yummy turkey pot pies, but I had no clue what to do with the scraps of white meat and dark meat. Then, my darling Reya came in the kitchen and gave me an idea – why not make homemade dog biscuits!
After spending hours online, I couldn’t find a recipe that did exactly what I wanted. In the end, I took about five recipes, picked the things I liked most from them, modified that mix with the ingredients we had in the house, and got to work. In the end, I had a recipe unlike anything else I could find, and Reya absolutely LOVED them! Unlike most dog treats that are like hard cookies, these are more like dog sized biscuits with bits of carrot as well. While they are not everyday food, they are great treats for training, or if you think your favorite pup needs a nice treat to go along with a warm broth.
- 2 Carrots
- 4 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 4½ Cups of Old Fashion Oats
- 2 TSP Baking Powder
- 4 Cups of Chicken Broth
- 4 Cups of Fresh Turkey Meat
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a food processor, grind the turkey into very small bits. It will have a very fine texture.
- In your food processor, grind up the carrots.
- Mix all the ingredients together using a stand mixer. Mixture should be the consistency of human biscuits. Slightly sticky to the touch.
- Coat your counter in flour and roll the dough into little balls. I prefer the flour to keep the dough from sticking to your hands. Place on non-stick cookie sheet.
- Bake biscuits for 15 minutes. Let cool before serving to your dog.
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Susan Bewley is a professional writer who has been writing content online & in print format for over 10 years. As well, she is an alumni of the University of Louisville with a Masters Degree in Special Education. When not working as an online business consultant or ghost writing, she can be found writing on Budget Earth, on her own novel, or working with various entities in the pet industry.
Danny Truong says
January 10, 2015 at 12:27 amlol looks not bad for people to eat too 😀
Susan Bewley says
January 10, 2015 at 11:19 pmDanny, I 100% agree that anything I give my dog should be something I could eat too. These biscuits made our house smell sooo good!
Trish F says
January 10, 2015 at 1:44 pmGood idea and devoid of all of those nasty artificial flavors and colors. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
MaryJo Tsitouris says
January 10, 2015 at 2:59 pmMy mom loves making homemade treats for her dogs. She’ll love this recipe! Thanks for sharing! 😉
K-Squared says
January 10, 2015 at 4:00 pmI’m a firm believer that food should never go to waste; whether it’s for human or pet consumption.And this was an almost article to which I intend many of my friends & family will enjoy reading! I couldnt imaging a greater treat for a pet that often has smelled the excellent cooking that was done!
NathaniaH says
January 10, 2015 at 5:38 pmWhat a great idea for that left over turkey! I never even thought to make our pup cookies like this! thank you!
Jenna Gossett says
January 10, 2015 at 10:10 pmReally cool idea! My dogs would love these!
M.Clark says
January 11, 2015 at 4:57 pmThese biscuits look delicious, I like your policy on what you feed your dog, awesome. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
laura rubenstein says
January 12, 2015 at 4:55 pmGreat idea! Very interesting
Christina Strapp says
January 17, 2015 at 11:03 pmI am going to have to try these for my dogs. I bet they would love them.
alicia szemon says
January 23, 2015 at 8:53 amI am always trying to find new ways to make doggy friendly treats(: This is a really good recipe! I love to spoil my dog so i am constantly trying to make new treats for him!
Linda Manns Linneman says
March 23, 2015 at 5:30 pmThis is such a great idea. I know our dogs will love this. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe
Amy Green says
October 7, 2016 at 6:48 pmYour biscuits look great! I plan on melting cheese over the top, and maybe even dipping them in mustard. These will be perfect year-round.
Kim Pincombe-Cole says
September 13, 2017 at 5:13 pmI think my dogs would love this one! Bookmarking it now. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it & I’d love to make it for them.