Birdseed Biscuit

Give your feathered friends a treat: A homemade birdseed biscuit to lure them to your garden, and keep them flying high through the winter months.

What you’ll need:

• ¾ cup birdseed
• 1 tablespoon flour
• Water
• Cookie cutter
• Oil
• Foil
• Cookie sheet
• Straw
• Ribbon

Instructions

Recipe makes two 3-inch biscuits or a single 4-inch biscuit.

1. Mix together birdseed, flour, and two tablespoons water.
   
   
2. Spray or wipe a cookie cutter with oil and place it on a foil-covered cookie sheet.
    
3. Pack the mixture into the cutter, inserting half a straw near the top to create a hole for hanging. (Another way to hang your biscuit is to wind wire or string around it like a gift.)
   
   
4. Bake the biscuit (with the straw) at 170º F until the biscuit is hard, about one hour. Let cool.
   
   
5. Remove straw, and thread a ribbon through the hole.
   
   
6. Hang your biscuit(s) outside in a sheltered spot, and watch as birds flock to your garden for a winter snack.