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Emma:
 I just
love baking Biscotti in the kitchen! As a Basset-American, I feel that we need to promote
the cooking from our culture too. Although we are "opposably-gripped
challenged", we can have a full cooking life too! My "thumbed" friend, Eva,
has to help me open the refrigerator and turn the knobs on the stove. Anyway, I thought
this recipe is really tasty and is great for a midnight snack!
What you need:
- 2 ½ cups whole-wheat flour
- 2 ½ cups unbleached all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- water
- 1 cup carob chips (optional, but I think they’re
yummy!)
What you do:
- Combine the flours and baking soda in a bowl and stir with a
whisk. Add egg, oil, peanut butter, and vanilla and stir with a wooden spoon until lumpy.
(Yum!) Add carob chips. Slowly add cold water 1 teaspoon at a time until a stiff dough
forms. Do not over mix. After that, lick the wooden spoon clean!
- Form dough into logs 2 inches in diameter. Place on lightly
greased baking sheets and flatten logs to 1 inch high and about 6 to 7 inches long. (Have
a human help you with the measurements) Bake at 325º Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool for 20 minutes. Always be careful with heat! You can burn
your paws. So always have a friend handy!( Preferably a human because they have thumbs!)
- With a serrated knife, cut logs into ½- inch slices. (Have
a human do that part.) Return slices to cookie sheet and bake at 325º Fahrenheit
for 20 minutes, or until golden. Cool and store in airtight tins or plastic bags (
If I don’t eat them all first!)
Brutus' Favorite Dog Biscuits
 Kayla says, "My
dog's name is Brutus. He is a medium sized mixed breed who showed up on our porch about a
year and a half ago, when he was around 8 weeks old. It's always a bit of a chance
adopting a stray, kind of like a box of chocolates (you never know what you're going to
get), but he has been a great dog for us, very obedient and fun. I've attached a picture
of him that you can use if you like. I have a dog biscuit recipe that I got from a
coworker, I made them for my dog and he seemed to like them (OK, he loved them).
The Secret World of the
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Now you are ready to step into the secret world of the Basset. The Basset Hound was bred
in France at around the 1500’s. The reason they are called "Basset" is
derived from the French word "bas set ", which means low-set. So, in English,
Basset Hound really means Low-set Hound. Find out more.
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short stories. I write all kinds of things now from books to magazine articles to greeting
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