My dogs loved these lemon and orange biscuits and my house was filled with a wonderful citrus smell while they baked.
Ingredients
1 Lemon (juiced and zested)
1 medium Orange (juiced and zested)
1 teaspoon Honey
1/4 cup Milk
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/4 cup Oatmeal
1/4 cup Wheat Germ
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.
In a small bowl combine whole wheat flour, oatmeal and wheat germ and set aside. In large bowl mix lemon juice, lemon zest, orange juice, orange zest, honey and milk. Once combined add to flour mixture and combine all ingredients until well mixed.
Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 inch thick and cut into shapes with the cutter of your choice. Place treats on an ungreased cookie sheets.
Cook for 15-20 minutes.
Cool and refrigerate.
* For and extra lemony flavor add ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
Ingredients:
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups grated fresh carrot
2 large whole cage-free eggs
1 cup organic all purpose flour
¼ cup raw honey
2 TBL carob powder
2 TBL organic flax meal or seeds
2 TBL dried organic Calendula flowers [growing wild all over the bay area right now!]
1 TSP ground cinnamon
¼ TSP salt
1 TSP baking powder
1 TSP baking soda
Optional: ¼ cup carob chips
Method:
Preheat oven to 325º
Grease and flour cake pan to prevent sticking
Using a stand mixer with paddle attachment or hand mixer, beat eggs with oil and sugar [or honey] until well mixed.
Mix in grated carrots.
Sift dry ingredients together and add. Do not over mix.
Fold in carob chips if using.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until center springs back when pressed.
[cupcakes will bake quicker]
Cool and decorate.
Makes one 9-inch cake or 6+ cupcakes
Frosting suggestions:
Mix softened cream cheese and/or yogurt with peanut butter, vanilla and honey.
Garnish suggestions:
Ground peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, carob chips, banana chips
*Serve to very lucky dogs!
Ma Snax Superior Treats
Ma Snax Superior Treats was established in beautiful Sonoma, California in 2005.
Both Mary Ellen and Ray are professional chefs and have worked in catering and restaurants for over 20 years.
The entrepreneurial spirit took hold when a beautiful puppy named Penny came into their lives. A strong desire to feed and treat her with the very best possible proved to be challenging with what was available on the market. Undaunted, they set out to bake a better biscuit.
Recipes were developed and tested. Friends and family members were called upon to sample the various organic whole-grain and handcrafted cookie recipes. All the dogs were very happy.
Next, what to name the business? Well, Ray’s last name is ‘Masnack’, so with a little creative license Ma Snax was born. Creative new biscuit flavors, products, packaging and inspirations continue to flow through the muse Penny into Ray and Mary Ellen. The little company is here to stay.
Merrily they roll along, and hope to be able to continue to make dogs happy with super organic, fresh and healthy treats for a very long time.
Originally from New York, Mary Ellen grew up in northen New Jersey and Pennsylvania, moving to San Francisco in 1985 and settling in Sonoma in 1994. A chef and pastry chef for over 20 years, Mary Ellen founded Ma Snax in 2005. Educated in fine art, she found her true passion in the culinary arts.
Photography, fine and graphic arts are still a part of Mary Ellen’s life and career, as all of the product and package labels are created by her; some of which feature friends and family dogs [and Penny!].
Mary Ellen, Ray and Ma Snax are animal lovers and avid supporters of animal shelters and humane societies. We donate products/gift certificates for non-profit events and do our best to attend/sponsor local events is support of rescues and shelters.
Ma Snax is a member of the Organic Trade Association.
Ma Snax Superior Treats
handmade in Sonoma, CA
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www.masnax.com
Ahh nothing like the start of the school year.
You get to wake up early and fight through a morning of madness, but once it’s all done and you have the house to yourself … It’s all worth it.
Now, I work at night so the day time is when I should be getting every thing done and accomplished right?
Kiddo: What do you do all day by yourself?
Me: I usually play with all your toys, go to the video arcade, maybe go see a movies …
Kiddo: I think I know what you really do all day long.
Me: What?
Kiddo: Go back to bed.
Dang. How do they always know?
Well at least I can make some beef sticks for the dogs while I nap.
Ingredients
2 pounds Beef (or venison, beef, chicken, turkey, fish or lamb)
Directions
Preheat oven to 180 degrees fahrenheit.
Remove all fat from the meat and slice into thin uniform slices and place on a cookie sheet 1/2 inches apart. Dry in an oven for about 5-7 hours, until meat takes on a brown color and a hard, dry appearance and texture.
Cool and store in an air tight container.
If you have a food dehydrator that can be used to dry the meat too, just follow the manufacture instructions.
Is your dog our next Culinary Canine? Let us know!
