Birdseed Biscuits

A long time ago I saw this idea of making a Birdseed Biscuit in a Family Fun magazine. I sort of forgot about it until my sister, Collette, made one and gave me the left over birdseed. Unfortunately that birdseed stayed on my shelf for about 6 months before we finally made ours, but better late than never.  Anyway, here is the Family Fun website the idea came from: http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/birdseed-biscuit-675113/

Items Needed:

-3/4 Cup Birdseed

-1 Tablespoon Flour

-2 Tablespoons Water

-Metal Cookie Cutter

-Cooking Spray

-Cookie Sheet

-Foil

-Straw (I forgot this in my picture)

-Ribbon

Here are the instructions from that website with my notes added in parenthesis:

1-Our recipe makes two 3-inch biscuit or a single 4-inch biscuit. Mix together the birdseed, flour, and 2 tablespoons of water. (I doubled the amounts from above to make more and because I had tons of birdseed.)

 

2-Spray or wipe a cookie cutter with oil (I just used cookie spray) and place it on a foil-covered cookie sheet. (These were the ONLY metal cookie cutters that I own apparently: a man, woman, and leaf. Not exactly spring-like but they worked) 

3-Pack the mixture into the cutter, inserting half a straw near the top to create a hole for hanging. 

(It was about at this step that I realized that having a woman and man were not the best cookie cutters since I was making a hole in their head and then stringing a ribbon through to hang them up. Please take no offense for non was intended.)

4-Bake the biscuit (with the straw) in a 170º oven until the biscuit is hard, about one hour. Let it cool.

5-Remove the straw, thread a ribbon through the hole, and hang it outside in a sheltered spot.

(I took out one of the straws a little too soon before they had cooled all the way on the woman biscuit and the hole filled back up. I tried to make another hole and I broke the whole thing.)

 My girls were very excited to see if the birds would come eat their new treat.