Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Peanut Butter Flavored Bones for Baxter

We made Peanut Butter Flavored bones in the new Bake-A-Bone.  This was our first time using it and, I must admit, it was very easy and the bones turned out just like they look on the package.  Here is the step-by-step.




We started off by mixing all of the ingredients listed in the recipe.  Flour, milk, baking powder and peanut butter.  I used Skippy Peanut Butter.  Just regular Skippy Peanut Butter.




Once the green light lit up, I lifted the top of the baker and filled the cavities with the peanut butter mixture.




A very hot bone maker ready for the peanut butter mixture.




I used a rubber spatula to fully fill each bone shaped cavity.




Nine minutes later we had fully cooked, soft serve bones.




I made two batches, so eight bones altogether.  This recipe makes quite a lot of dough.




So I placed the leftover dough into a plastic container and put it into the freezer.  The directions do not state whether or not the dough can be frozen and used at a later date.  So we will see what happens when little Baxter has eaten all of these bones and it is time to make more.  If freezing it does not work, then we will cut the recipe in half next time.




Here are the bones, all cleaned up and on the cookie sheet to be placed in the oven.




As I stated earlier, the bones straight out of the baker are soft.  If you want them crunchy, they suggest turning the oven to 350 degrees.  Then, turn off the oven and place the bones, on a cookie sheet, into the oven for between 4 - 6 hours to make them crunchy.  I left them in for 3 hours and they were crunchy enough.




And finally, here is the final product of crunchy, peanut butter flavored bones for little Baxter.  We will keep these refrigerated to keep them from spoiling.  The directions do not say how long they stay fresh, but we will not make more than what he will consume in a week.  Part of each Sunday will be spent preparing a fresh batch of bones for him for the coming week.

I love the way these turned out.  They are visually appealing and according to Baxter, not too bad to eat.  A good healthy treat for him without preservatives or other toxins unknown to us.  Now I would like to see about getting a recipe to make jerky treats for him.  I have a food dehydrater.  Let's see what we can find out about that.  In the meantime, if you are interested in one of these gadgets, order from Ginny's (www.ginnys.com).

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