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Parmesan Snaps Dog Treats

A baked dog biscuit made with oats, cornmeal, flour, Parmesan cheese, and herbs.

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Why it works: Oats and wheat work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry 2-octenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Parmesan Snaps Dog Treats

Oven325°F
Time35 to 45 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.

  2. Grease cookie sheets.

  3. In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, margarine, and boiling water; let stand 10 minutes.

  4. Stir in cornmeal, parsley, bouillon, milk, cheese, and egg; mix well.

Make and shape the dough

  1. Lightly spoon flour into a measuring cup; level off.

  2. Add flour 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition, until a stiff dough forms.

  3. On a floured surface, knead in the remaining flour until the dough is smooth and no longer sticky, about 3 to 4 minutes.

  4. Roll or pat the dough to 1/2 inch thickness, cut with a bone-shaped cookie cutter.

  5. Place the cut dough 1 inch apart on the greased cookie sheets.

Bake and store

  1. Bake at 325°F for 35 to 45 minutes, or until golden brown.

  2. Cool completely.

  3. Store loosely covered.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1464Calories
100 gProtein
54 gFat
136 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Beef100g cooked250
Chicken100g cooked165
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Oats + wheattop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-octenal (fatty, green).

  2. Milk + wheattop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,418 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  3. Parsley + wheattop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together345 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,373 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Parsley + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together16,675 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Rolled oats
Add body and a hearty, chewy texture to the dough.
Margarine
Adds fat that keeps the biscuits tender and helps them brown.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savory flavor and fat, and helps the biscuits brown in the oven.
Egg
Binds the dough together and adds structure as it bakes.
Whole wheat flour
Provides the main structure of the dough, which sets as it bakes.
Cornmeal
Adds a slightly gritty texture and helps the biscuits hold a firm, crisp bite.

The step that matters

Knead in the remaining flour until smooth. Flour hydrates and gluten develops as you knead, so the dough becomes smooth and no longer sticky. Adding too little flour leaves the dough soft and hard to cut, while overworking it can make the biscuits tough.

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, chicken, milk, parmesan cheese, egg, wheat, flour):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Turmericfits better
  4. Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, chicken, milk, parmesan cheese, egg, wheat, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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