GF Dog Treat Recipe

I finally created my own gluten-free dog treat recipe!  This dough is easy to roll out and doesn't fall apart once baked like some of the recipes I found online.  I happened to have the flours on hand, tried the combination and to my relief, the treats came out the way I wanted.   

SWEET POTATO DOG TREAT RECIPE

Wet Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of mashed cooked sweet potato
• 1 TB olive oil
• 1 TB flax seed oil (if you don't have or can't use, substitute with olive oil)
• 1 egg

Dry Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups GF brown rice flour 
• 3/4 cup GF all-purpose flour 
• 2/3 cup coconut flour
• 2 TB GF flax seed meal (if you don't have or can't use, substitute with oatmeal or leave out)
• 2 TB GF oatmeal 
• 2 TSP baking soda

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Blend the mashed sweet potato, egg and oils until smooth.  Add the dry ingredients and mix until evenly combined.

Knead the dough before turning onto a lightly floured (I used the brown rice flour) counter.   If the dough does not stick together, add a tsp of water and knead until the dough feels like it will hold together.  Take half the dough and sprinkle flour on the top before using the rolling pin.  Roll out into 1/4 inch thickness, sprinkling more flour if needed, cut into shapes and transfer to the baking sheet.  Add a handful of dough to leftovers and continue until you can't cut out anymore.  Whatever is left I just roll in my palm and flatten.

Bake 15 minutes on one side, flip and bake another 15 minutes.  Let the treats cool completely (or overnight) then bake again 10 minutes each side.  Allow the treats to cool completely before storing.

One recipe will make around 45-48 small treats (I used my heart shape cookie cutter).  If you decide to use the dog bone cookie cutter, bake at 275 degrees for 20 minutes each side; then 10 minutes each side at 300 degrees  for second round.

I'm going to experiment with this recipe with mashed carrots, pumpkin, potato, zucchini and peas for variety.

Note: most of my gluten-free dry ingredients Bob's Red Mill brands. I bought the coconut flour from the bulk section at a local co-op.

West Seattle and GF Products

Great Harvest Bread Company - OMG...I literally started drooling over their selection of gluten-free breads.  I bought their Brown Rice Sunflower Seed GF bread - yummy!  They also have GF non-dairy and non-egg breads and the customer service is fantastic.  I asked if they could slice my bread but they couldn't because their bread slicer is mainly for the non GF breads.  Next time I'm there I'll buy the bread knives they sell as my friend bought one and it cut really nicely - with the texture of GF breads, it's best to have a sharp knife that will cut smoothly.  The link above is to their menu which includes GF cupcakes and granola and cookies and they also have mixes so you can take them home and bake fresh biscuits, cookies and brownies.


Then there's The Beer Junction. I asked if they had gluten-free beer and the answer, "Yes, thirteen varieties" - oh yeah.  I'm a social drinker and my beer of choice is usually Guinness and not being able to drink this delicious beer has been the lowest point of my gluten-free existence.  I had already tried Bard's GF beer and it's pretty good and currently what I have at home.  At The Beer Junction, I selected St. Peter's Sorgham Beer - mostly because it came in a very pretty green bottle.  It was a pricier beer at $6.95 for one bottle but worth it. 

Cupcake Royale has recently started selling gluten-free cupcakes and I'm hoping one of these days they'll make my favorite lavender cupcake GF but for now they seem to have two options: salted caramel and vanilla.  As with the Great Harvest Bread Company, note that these are not gluten free only establishments so there may be cross contamination.

Also within walking distance is a local chain grocery store, QFC, which sells many gluten free products so I could basically do all my shopping in one location.  And, within a five minute drive there's PCC which also sells tasty GF products made from local GF establishments like Flying Apron and Ener-G Foods - there's more but I can't remember them off the top of my head right now. 

Lastly, I highly suggest taking the time to visit the Salvadorean Bakery & Restaurant in White Center just a few minutes outside of West Seattle.  Their desserts are out of this world - I miss eating their walnut fudge cookie, their fruit filled empanadas, and their flan...oh their flan!    I was tickled pink when I saw that they are now selling gluten-free cookies.  The cookies are in their own containers separated from the other pastries and there is a note on the label indicating that they are baked in a facility that also processes wheat products.   Simple rice and corn flour cookies: one dipped in chocolate and the other drizzled with vanilla.  Very yummy with coffee in the morning.