The original sardine oatcake recipe
This is personally my favourite recipe on my blog, partly cause it was the first original treat I made myself that worked out. If you need super high-value treats - you've just found them! Your dog will love these oatcakes; they are tasty, healthy, smell great, and just so easy to make! And from preparation to cooking time they take less than one hour!
When I was thinking about a new recipe I could come up with I thought about making a type of oat based doggy flapjack then found that oatcakes were even easier to make and the perfect treat recipe to use fish!
I’ve taken these out with me several times when I’ve been dog walking and they are great for getting the attention of a dog who's mind wanders when out for a walk!
Very simple to make, all you need is 6 ingredients and a biscuit cutter.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Biscuit cutter
Ingredients
- 2 Sardines in oil (2x120g) Oil (not brine)
- 60g (1/3 cup) of wholemeal flour
- 300g (1 1/3 cups) Oats
- 150ml Chicken broth
- 1 Egg
Instructions
- Make around 150ml (1/4 pint) of broth or stock. Chicken will do. If using cubes get the low salt ones.
- Add the two tins of sardines to a bowl (including the oil)!
- Mash the sardines thoroughly with a fork!
- Add an egg
- Add the 300g (10oz) of oats and 60g (2oz) of wholemeal flour
- Add a little broth to bowl. To start with try adding 1/3 of your broth.
- Mix ingredients with your hands and make a dough ball! Too dry? Add more broth. Too wet? Add some flour or oatmeal.
- Roll out and cut out biscuits!
- Place dog biscuits on baking tray and place in to preheated oven at 190°C (370°F) for around 20-25 mins.
- Yum, that's them cooked and they smell great!
- If you've made these before, you will know what to expect.
Sardines in sunflower oil or brine?
oil, never brine. dogs dont do salt well
I been making a variant of these for years the dogs devour them, try mixing it up and adding grated carrot, potatoes even for an added boost grind your egg shells into a powder and add some . Such healthy treats
Hello can these be frozen please? X
Yip!
Just made a new batch today, Dog’s go crazy for these.
I have made these for the last 3 years for Christmas presents for all the dogs I walk-the owners are wowed by the effort made,the dogs adore the biccies and I love making them.
thanks Viv, I am currently making these right now. The smell is so strong, I have 4 dogs here now and am really getting pestered. This is prob my favourite of all the treats.
My friend brought some of these biscuits she made for one of our little cavaliers getting over a major life saving op ,but she had used mackerel
He absolutely loved them and so did the other 5 waiting at the side lines