Forget about toxic rawhide candy canes and try this natural recipe instead.
These dog friendly candy canes are such a fun treat for Christmas day!
Ingredients:
- 275g flour (normal or chickpea flour)
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 200ml warm water with 1 salt free stock (veggie, chicken or beef)
- 3 eggs
- 3 tsp beetroot juice or 2tsp of natural food colouring.
Method:
- In a food processor with a dough hook, mix flour and baking powder.
- In a separate bowl, pour the warm water over the chicken bouillon, stir until dissolved.
- Add 2 eggs and whisk.
- Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients in the food processor and mix until doughy.
- Separate your dough into two balls of the same size.
- Form a well in one of the dough ball and add the food colouring or beetroot juice. Wear gloves for this step 😉 Knead to combine.
- Roll each ball into a snake shape.
- Twist one plain strip with a red strip and shape a candy cane.
- Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Wisk the remaining egg in a bowl and coat the candy cane with the egg wash using a brush.
- Bake for 10min at 180 °C.
You can do a variant of this recipe using green natural colouring and adding a few drops of peppermint extract, making red and green "fresh breath" candy canes!
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