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Spinach Bark Bites

Yields 222 small dog treats.
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups flour whole grain oat
  • 1½ cups organic oats rolled
  • ⅛ cup bacon pieces 1 ½ slices
  • 1¼ cup shredded cheese fiesta blend - monterrey jack, cheddar, queso, quesadilla asadero
  • 1 cup spinach frozen organic
  • ½ cup applesauce unsweetened organic
  • ¼ cup water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325.
  • Add the applesauce, water, spinach, bacon, and cheese to a medium bowl. Mix with a spoon until combined.
  • Next add the rolled oats to the mixture and mix with a spoon until combined.
  • Then, add 1 cup  of oat flour to the mixture and mix with a spoon until combined.
  • After that, add the other cup of oat flour to the mixture and mix with a spoon until combined.
  • At this point, the mixture should be something between pie and bread dough; not too sticky.
  • If it is too sticky, add more oat flour. 1 tablespoon at a time, and knead with your hands until the desired consistency is achieved.
  • Sprinkle some oat flour on a counter top lined with wax paper.
  • Then, form the dough into a ball, and place on the counter top.
  • Next, roll the dough out to about a ¼ inch thick. Cut with small cookie cutters of your choice.
  • After that, place the shapes on a wax paper lined cookie sheet.
  • Don’t throw away the scraps! Reshape them and roll out again and keep cutting out treats until finished.
  • Be sure to dip the cookie cutter in oat flour each time you cut, to prevent the cutter from getting sticky.
  • Bake at 325 for 12 to 15 minutes, flip treats upside down and rotate pan halfway through baking time, so they can brown evenly.

Notes

  1. Oven temperatures may vary. If your oven is too hot, bake at a lower temperature to prevent burning or browning too quickly. Try 300, but if the treats do not get brown in 12 to 15 minutes, lengthen the baking time. 
  2. If your oven is too cold, simply lengthen the baking time at the same temperature until they become brown and dry.
  3. Store in an airtight container. If the treats bake until they get really dry, they could last at room temperature for a week plus. You can also store
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