Bone-a-Fidos

By CruelK8E

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 pinch sugar
• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 cups cracked wheat
• 1 cup rye flour
• 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk
• 4 teaspoons kelp powder
• 4 cups beef or chicken broth
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons milk

Preparation

Step 1

Line cookie sheets parchment or aluminum foil; rolling pin; 3-31/2" bone cutter or 2 1/2" round cookie cutter.

Place 2 oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Preheat oven to 300º F.

Sprinkle the dry yeast or crumple the compressed yeast over the water (110 degrees if dry yeast, 100 degrees if compressed yeast). Add a pinch of sugar and allow the yeast to sit in a draft-free spot for 10 - 20 minutes. The mixture should be full of bubbles. If not, the yeast is too old to be useful.

In a large bowl, place all the dry ingredients and stir to blend them. Add the yeast mixture and 3 cups of the broth. Using your hands, in the bowl, mix to form the dough, adding more broth if needed to make the dough smooth and supple. Half a batch at a time, knead the dough briefly on a lightly floured counter. (Keep the second batch of dough covered with a moist towel while shaping and cutting the fast.)