Animal biscuits for our new pony Gingy

This gorgeous we pony joined our family Christmas eve. Her name is Gingy

One of the first things my daughter Poppy thought to bake over the holidays were pony treats for Gingy. And Gingy gobbled them up, she loved them.

It's a relatively simple recipe, they are very similar to human biscuits, just without the sugar really. The apple & carrot in them means they don't cut well with a cookie cutter, as we found out when we tried.

Ingredients

1 cup grated carrot

1 apple grated (any kind)

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

1/4 cup molasses

1 tsp salt

1 Cup Rolled oats

1 Cup flour

Preheat oven to 180C. Line a baking sheet with baking paper. In a bowl mix all ingredients together. Roll out dough as one large piece on baking sheet and cut in to 3cm squares using a pizza cutting wheel.The pieces may join together slightly during baking, but they can be snapped apart once cooled.

Bake 20 miutes. Cool before storing in an airtight container.

Dog bone shaped dog biscuits - Kids in the kitchen

We have a crazy little Papillion dog, his name is Bilbo. Poppy (10 years) enjoys baking for him. Recently she made him these bone-shaped dog biscuits. They keep well in an airtight container for weeks.

Ingredients:

2 Cups wholemeal flour

1Tbsp baking powder

1 Cup unsalted natural peanut butter

1 Cup milk

Preheat oven to 180C degrees. Line cookie sheets with baking paper or silicone mat.

Mix together flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl mix together milk & peanut butter, then stir in flour mixture until well combined.

Turn dough out on to floured surface and knead until smooth.

Roll out to desired thickness and cut in to dog bone shapes, using a dog bone cookie cutter.

Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown. Whilst hot, add a few dog "chocolate drops" (you find them in the pet food section at the supermarket). The heat of the cookie will melt the chocolate, which can be spread with a knife if required to better coat each end.

Our little dog just loves these cookies. He's quite small, so he's limited to one per day.

Pupcakes - food for dogs - Kids in the kitchen

My daughter Poppy (10 years old) loves baking for our crazy little papillion dog, Bilbo. She made him these "pupcakes". The recipe is reprinted with permission from SPCA Cupcake Day website. It makes quite a lot, so she visited some of the neighbourhood dogs and gave some away. She even used SPCA cupcake papers which you can buy from the SPCA store here.

Ingredients:
·  4 cups wholemeal flour

·  ¼ cup oats

·  1 teaspoon baking powder

·  1 cup dried apple pieces(you can also use fresh fruit)

·  2¾ cups water

·  ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce

·  ¼ teaspoonvanilla

·  1 cage free egg,beaten slightly

Icing
 a few dog biscuits for decoration on top
1 potato cooked and mashed
low fat cream cheese

1. Preheat oven to 175°c degrees. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.

2. Mix all wet ingredients thoroughly. Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl.

3. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients slowly, scraping well to make sure no dry mixture is left.

4. Pour into muffin tins.

5. Bake for 1 ¼ hours. Insert a toothpick into the centre of a pupcake and if it comes out dry, they are ready to come out of the oven.
6. frost with low fat cream cheese mixed with mashed potato

Wait until cooled before serving one to your pup. Store leftovers in a sealed container. Makes around 12-14 pupcakes.

Makes 12 cupcakes or 24 mini-cupcakes.