Give the Dog a Bone: Over 40 healthy home-cooked treats, meals and snacks for your four-legged friend. Nicola Millbank

Fan/Gas 4.

      2. Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

      3. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to about 5mm thick.

      4. Cut out using any shaped cookie cutter and place on a non-stick baking sheet. Bake for 15–20 minutes until golden.

PEANUT BUTTER & BANANA BISCUITS

      A sweet and nutty treat that almost every dog will enjoy. If your pup has a wheat allergy simply substitute the wholemeal flour with brown rice flour. These will live quite happily in an airtight container for up to a week. Any that you don’t need can go in the freezer for up to 3 months.

      YOU WILL NEED

      Cookie cutter

      1 mug wholemeal flour

      ½ banana, mashed

      2 tbsp homemade peanut butter (see here)

      ¼ mug water, plus extra if needed

      Makes 12+

      1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4.

      2. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, adding a little more water if necessary to bind the mixture together.

      3. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead well. Roll out the mixture to about 5mm thick.

      4. Cut out shapes using a cookie cutter and place on a non-stick baking sheet. Bake for 18–20 minutes until golden.

PIZZA TREATS

      A fun alternative to the run-of-the-mill dog biscuits, these pizza treats are a tasty and gluten-free biscuit that look like mini pizzas. Stick to mozzarella or Cheddar for the topping and only add a small amount, it’s a treat after all! You can store these in an airtight container for up to a week or freeze them for up to 3 months.

      YOU WILL NEED

      Round cookie cutter

      1 mug brown rice flour

      1 tbsp vegetable oil

      ½ mug warm water, plus extra if needed

      2 tbsp tomato purée, loosened with 1 tbsp water

      ¼ mug grated mozzarella

      Makes 12+

      1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4.