These super tasty Pumpkin Spice Dog Treats are naturally sweet and nutritious.They take a long time to bake and dry, but most of the cooking time is hands off.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the oil and xanthan gum.
Add in the pumpkin, applesauce, sweet potato, eggs and pumpkin spice and whisk until smooth.
Fold in the flours and almond meal with a spatula and then knead with your hands until the dough is thoroughly mixed.
Shape dough into a couple disks and cover in plastic wrap.
Chill dough at least 4 hours or overnight.
Preheat over to 250F
Roll dough out to a thickness of 1/4 inch between two pieces of parchment paper.
Cut out shapes using a cookie cutter.
Place cutouts on parchment lined cookie sheets.
Bake for two hours, rotating the pans every 30 minutes.
Turn the oven to warm setting and open door slightly to vent.
Dry dog treats until they have a good snap broken in half.
Place treats in a few airtight containers, freezing some for later.
Notes
To make the dog bones with pepitas, roll out dough to 3/8 thickness, then sprinkle dough with seeds and roll to 1/4 inch and cut out shapes with a metal cookie cutter.
To make pumpkins, stick pepitas into the stem and make faces with a straw and wooden skewer.