Jack-a-Doodles- Gluten-Free Dog Treats

Jack-a-Doodles warm from the oven

Had a special request from my friend Judy. Seems her dear dog, Jack, has problems with gluten. They found kibble for him but dog treats are something Judy wanted to make for him herself. I wanted to give Judy a recipe for dog treats that Jack could eat, but most important of all, treats he would like. Judy sent me a list of some ingredients she had around that Jack could eat and I used that as inspiration.

Jack-a- Doodle Dog Treats

1 1/2 c. rolled oats- powdered ( 1 1/4 c. oat flour)*

1/2 c. mashed banana

1/4 c. peanut butter

2 T. nutritional yeast**

1/4 t. salt

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place oatmeal, uncooked, in blender or food processor and blend until oats are pretty powdered up. You should end up with  about 1 1/4 cups after you are done. Place the oats in a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. If mixture is too sticky add a little more oats if too dry just a little more peanut butter.  Dough should easily form into a ball. roll dough out into a log , about 15 inches long. Cut into slices and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the bottoms of the biscuits are just turning brown. Turn over  and reduce oven temperature to 250. Bake 20 minutes longer or until both sides of the Jack-a-Doodles are golden brown. Cool on baking sheet. They will firm up as they cool but remain just a little soft in the center. Store in fridge for up to 2 weeks- longer than that store in the freezer.

* Some stores sell oat flour. This is what is left after the bran has been removed and is no better than white flour. Just make your own oat flour by placing rolled oats in a processor and running until they are powdered up.

** Nutritional yeast is available in health food stores and some specialty markets. You can use Brewer’s yeast instead or even just yeast used for baking bread.

Making oat flour

Slice the dough to make the biscuits.

Ready for the oven