| How to make dog treats beautiful - decorating | | | | mind disposing of them for you!! |
| dog treats. | | | | To start decorating - first mix your icing for the |
| Naturally since we specialize treat icing, decorating | | | | piping. You can use our icing mixes creat your |
| dog treats is also one of our specialties! We have | | | | own. This will be a thicker icing. Use the |
| gotten many many many questions from folks | | | | instructions provided on our Yogurt or Carob dog |
| wanting to know specifically how to decorate dog | | | | treat icing mixes or any icing of your choosing. |
| treats. We can tell you that trying to melt yogurt | | | | After mixing - adjust the thickness so that when |
| and carob chips can be very frustrating. And then | | | | you drag a spoon through the icing, the spoon |
| you also have to worry about your all of your | | | | track remains for 7 to 8 seconds. If it disappears |
| hard work melting during the summer. Another | | | | sooner than that, it is too thin. Simply add some |
| down side to the yogurt and carob chips - they | | | | more dry mix to thicken. For the flooding icing - |
| contain hydrogenated fats. Hydrogenated fats are | | | | make a thinner icing. The flooding icing should flow |
| bad for people - they are definitely bad for your | | | | easily, and the spoon track should disappear after |
| furry family members! | | | | on 3 to 4 seconds. |
| With our dog treat icing dry mixes, you can make | | | | Start by piping the outline of your treat in the |
| your treats fabulous, and not have to worry | | | | color of your choice. You can add human grade |
| about your beautiful decorations melting during the | | | | food coloring or dried vegetable powder to your |
| warm months, or during shipping. | | | | icing when you are mixing to the desired color. |
| The first step in decorating dog treats is to get | | | | Allow your outline to dry for 15 or so minutes. |
| set up with piping bags. It is often easiest to set | | | | You can continue outlining multiple dog treats and |
| up several bags with the different colors you are | | | | allow them to dry at the same time. |
| going to be using with up front. You can use piping | | | | You will then flood the inside of the outline with |
| bags, or squeeze bottles - whichever is easier. | | | | the color that you wish. Use the thin icing and |
| We typically use the outline icing in the piping bags | | | | apply it with a side to side motion. You can leave |
| as this will need to be thicker. We use the | | | | a slight amount of space between the outline and |
| squeeze bottles for the icing that we will be | | | | use a clean toothpick to drag the thin icing up to |
| flooding with as this icing will need to be thinner. | | | | the edge of the outline. This will help make sure |
| These techniques are for more elaborately | | | | that you do not over-flood the outline. |
| decorated treats. If you are simply doing a zigzag | | | | Allow your flooded based to dry for 15 to 20 |
| pattern - piping bags with the thicker icing is | | | | minutes. You can then decorate designs with the |
| probably your best bet (at least we like to do it | | | | piping icing on top of the semi dried flooded base. |
| this way). As with many aspects of baking dog | | | | The limit to your decorating potential is really up |
| treats, there will be some trial and error involved | | | | to you. You can get as elaborate or as simple as |
| in developing your techniques. Don't give up or get | | | | you wish. Decorating dog treats should be fun and |
| discouraged - just keep practicing. And remember, | | | | allow you to express your own personal creativity |
| if you have rejects - your happy puppy will not | | | | and love of dogs! |