Mini Pizzas For Your Dog

 * Coconut oil: I use this for brushing the muffin tins. You can substitute with olive oil        or another dog-friendly oil if you prefer.

•  * Whole wheat pizza dough: I share my recipe in this post or you can use store-bought
•  * Pumpkin puree: make sure it's not pumpkin pie filling as that has all kinds of spices      and sweeteners in it.
•  * Shredded cheese: I recommend mozzarella or cheddar, but you can use your dog's        favorite.
•  * Cooked and chopped chicken breast

If you're making your own pizza dough, here's what you need:
           * Active dry yeast
           * Lukewarm water: about 105-115 degrees
           * Melted coconut oil: you can substitute with olive oil or another dog friendly oil if you prefer.
           * Honey
           * Whole wheat flour
How to make pizza dough for dogs
This is a small batch of whole wheat pizza dough and very easy to make.
Just mix the yeast and water in a large bowl and let rest for 2 minutes.
Stir coconut oil and honey into the mixture.

With a wooden spoon, mix whole wheat flour into the mixture. If dough feels too wet, you can add in another tablespoon flour. Form dough into a ball and gently knead a few times in the bowl.

Cover bowl with a kitchen towel and let rest in a warm spot for about 2 hours, so dough can rise.
Checking my dough after a couple hours and seeing it risen is one of my greatest joys!
This dough is enough for 24 mini pizza dog treats.


How to make pizza for dogs
When you're ready to bake the pizzas, preheat your oven to 450 degrees and lightly brush a mini muffin tin with coconut oil.
Roll the dough out thinly and cut out 24 circles roughly 2 inches in diameter. You can use a circle cookie cutter, a drinking glass, etc.
Re-roll dough scraps when necessary.
Gently press dough circles into the bottoms of the tin, going up the sides. If you only have a 12-cavity tin, you'll do this in two batches.

Spoon about ¾ teaspoon of pumpkin puree into each dough cup.
I opted to use pumpkin puree because it's great for dogs and tomato sauce isn't the best for them since it's so acidic.

Sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon of shredded cheese.
And a few pieces of chopped chicken.
And bake for about 8-10 minutes, until cheese is bubbling and edges of dough are turning golden.

Let the mini pizzas cool for a bit before giving to your dog to enjoy!

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