Bone a Fidos

Bone Recipe from Patricia O'Brien

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 100
• Yields: 100 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  ounce  yeast
• 1⁄4 cup water, warm
• 1  pinch sugar
• 3 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  cups whole wheat flour
• 2  cups cornmeal (or bulghur)
• 1  cup  rye flour
• 1⁄2 cup  nonfat dry milk powder
• 4  teaspoons  kelp powder (optional)
• 4  cups chicken broth or 4  cups beef broth
• 1  large egg
• 2  tablespoons milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Sprinkle yeast over water and add sugar - allow to sit for 10-20 minutes.
3. In a large bowl place all the dry ingredients and stir well.
4. Add yeast mixture and 3 cups of broth.
5. Mix with hands and add more broth if needed to make mixture smooth and supple.
6. Knead the dough briefly on a floured work surface.
7. Divide in half, and keep one batch under a moist kitchen towel while shaping the other half.
8. Cut dog bones with cookie cutter and glaze with egg and milk mixture.
9. Bake for 45-60 minutes or until brown and firm.