Liver Bread Recipe
Liver bread is really one of the ‘kings’ of treats however, do use this sparingly and for either teaching a new exercise, or ‘gold star’ work, and also for when your dog has been a little nervous and has succeeded in overcoming fear.
You want to aim at giving as little you can to your dog - do cut into the cubes as in picture on the side, and very easy to break the cut cubes smaller with your fingers - liver is very rich and with all treats, they should be factored in as part of your dog's daily food allowance so balance of meals can be reduced accordingly - this should be borne in mind for all treats awarded.
EQUIPMENT
INGREDIENTS
Note - some people hate the smell of liver bread cooking (like me!) and we have found that the least offensive smelling liver is the chicken liver tubs from Woolies - does not seem to be as strong smelling and easy to work out the amount needed.
METHOD
You want to aim at giving as little you can to your dog - do cut into the cubes as in picture on the side, and very easy to break the cut cubes smaller with your fingers - liver is very rich and with all treats, they should be factored in as part of your dog's daily food allowance so balance of meals can be reduced accordingly - this should be borne in mind for all treats awarded.
EQUIPMENT
- 2 x greased banana bread type tins (we prefer these as easy to cut into slices as in banana bread, however, you can also use a baking tray)
- Blender or food processor
INGREDIENTS
Note - some people hate the smell of liver bread cooking (like me!) and we have found that the least offensive smelling liver is the chicken liver tubs from Woolies - does not seem to be as strong smelling and easy to work out the amount needed.
- 2 x 250g liver (chicken, calves, ox or lamb can be used)
- 2 x over ripe bananas
- 2 x eggs
- 2 x cups of flour (whole wheat, while or smelt)
- touch of oil (between 1 t to 1 T)
METHOD
- Bake in a preheated oven 180 deg for about 30 minutes. You can use the same method as you do to check if a cake is ready by inserting a toothpick or similar - toothpick to come out dry.
- Place the liver in blender and liquidize.
- Next add the flour and blend until smooth
- Add in the oil and blend again
- Add bananas and eggs, again blend until smooth
- Pour into lightly greased cake pans
- When baked, leave in pans to cool and then turn out and allow to cool until no further heat.
- Cut into cake like slices, and then cut into cubes of the desired size.
- The cubes can be packed in individual plastic bags for the amount you need at each training session and frozen - this allows you to take out a packet at a time and allow to defrost
- Some dogs can have an intolerance or allergy with liver products.
- Do ensure you do not overfeed
- Any left over treats to be kept in the fridge as you would other perishables.
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