It’s International Love your Pet Day: Bake a healthy biscuit for your fur-friends

This easy to make, economical, nourishing, treat is an absolute winner with all dogs – small, medium or large. Cats also love them.

What you will need:

1kg liquidised chicken livers

2 large eggs

1 cup mealie meal or rolled oats

2 cups cake flour or wholewheat

20ml cooking oil

2 dessert spoons of baking powder

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Method:

Mix altogether in a large bowl until it ends up a bit thicker than cake mixture.

Grease a large flat baking tray and sprinkle with flour.

Using a flat-blade knife (dip it in water if it gets sticky) and spread mixture evenly less than half an inch thick and bake in a moderate to high preheated oven for about 30-40 minutes. Watch carefully until it is slightly under-baked – overdone will result in it being crumbly.

Once cooled, use a pizza cutter to cut into bite-size squares. (Definitely smaller squares for small breeds and cats).

The bread freezes brilliantly, so pack in small bags and freeze.

A word of warning – the treats are in every way nourishing and delicious, but not a substitute for a meal. Your doggies would love that, but remember, they are quite rich, so only a few at a time.

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