Homemade Dog Biscuits

Great fun and good gifts to pet owners.  Suitable for human consumption if you have strong teeth!

• 3 1/2 cups flour
  
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
  
• 1 cup rye flour
  
• 1 cup cornmeal
  
• 2 cups bulgar wheat
  
• 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk
  
• 1 tablespoon salt
  
• 1 package yeast
  
• 1/4 cup warm water
  
• 1 1/2 cup canned chicken broth
  
• 1/2 cup bacon grease
  
• 1 beaten egg
  
• 1 tablespoon milk
  

Mix all dry ingredients. Dissolve yeast in water.  Warm chicken broth and bacon grease until fully liquid.  Beat egg with milk.  Stir all liquids together, then add to flour mixture, mixing with hands until coarse dough forms.  Roll dough to 1/8 to 1/4 inches, then cut with shaped cookie cutters.  Bake at 300 degrees for 45-60 minutes, depending on thickness, then turn off oven and let biscuits harden several hours or overnight.  Makes 50-100 biscuits, depending on size.

Buttermilk pound cake

My 12-year old recently had to prepare a family meal for a school assignment.  She chose this for dessert and it was wonderful!

• 1 stick butter
  
• 1/2 cup shortening
  
• 2 cups sugar
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1 cup buttermilk
  
• 3 cups flour
  
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
  
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract
  
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Beat butter and shortening until creamy and soft, then gradually beat in sugar.  Beat in eggs, one at a time.  Mix soda into buttermilk, add to batter alternating with flour and salt.  Bake in greased and floured tube pan at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.