I just felt — on my first day back and the only day I had to recuperate from my vacation — like baking dog treats. OK?
I picked up the "Three Dog Bakery Cookbook" (Andrews McMeel publisher) the other day. It's filled with all sorts of goodies for dogs, many of which sound good enough to eat if you are a human.
The cookbook was written by Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff, who run the treat empire and had a funny and informative show on the Food Network many years ago. (Note to Food Network: How about bringing the guys' show back? It was a far sight better than some of the so-called talent you have on the air now.)
For my apology, er, Sunday baking experiment, I chose Welcome Home Kennel Cakes, made with 4 cups oat bran, 2-1/2 cups white flour, 2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 egg, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 cup honey, 1/2 cup natural peanut butter and 2-1/2 cups buttermilk.
You mix the dry ingredients, add the rest and stir.
According to the recipe, you fill a greased muffin tin two-thirds full and bake for 25 minutes in a 375 degree oven.
Again, according to the recipe, it makes 12 treats.
Twelve it is.But, take a look at this picture.
There was so much more batter I filled a 9-inch pie tin and made a separate cake.
I think the recipe meant 24 regular-size muffins or 12 great big gigantic muffins or the ingredients should have been cut in half. And my muffins only took about 20 minutes to bake (when a skewer was inserted and came out clean). The cake took about 30 minutes.
In any event, Kate loved them. (She was a little apprehensive about tackling an entire muffin, so I broke it up for her.)
If you make these — and a warning to my friends who are going to be receiving samples — these are crumbly and messy.
Kate is sated and forgives me for putting her in the kennel, but she got back at me by making me clean the kitchen floor.
Recipe courtesy "Three Dog Bakery Cookbook" by Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff, Andrew McMeel Publishing.
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