Elaine c stackhouse says.
Bird seed cakes recipe.
This is the binder that keeps seeds together.
Followed the recipe for the most part.
This is a great simple recipe for bird lovers who enjoy making their own suet cakes.
Also added some pb and a quarter cup or so of cornmeal that was out of date.
Birds especially benefit from birdseed cakes during the winter months when food sources are more limited.
2 on the stovetop over medium heat whisk gelatin and water until dissolved.
I ve been reluctant to label these diy birdseed cakes as suet cakes which is the name most often seen on birdseed cakes in the stores.
Seeing that 2 of my feeders are 8x8x2 i doubled the recipe and made 2 seed cakes using square pans.
We had about six cups of rendered melted fat and we added roughly one cup of each dry ingredient.
Making your own birdseed cakes is a cinch and can be done in your own kitchen with some simple ingredients and tools.
Fat peanut butter nuts dried fruit corn meal bird seed for this instructable we used bacon fat beef suet peanut butter peanuts raisins cracked corn and later remembered to add corn meal oatmeal and whole sunflower seeds.
Empty 1 package of unflavored gelatin into a bowl with 2 tablespoons of cold water.
1 spray silicon mold with cooking spray.
A great way to invite birds into your garden is to make these super easy birdseed treats.
Homemade suet recipes do not need to be complicated in order to attract a range of hungry birds.
Diy birdola stacker birdseed cakes.
I need an answer to this as well.
We use the you do it suet silicone mold to create our suet cakes.
This step should already be complete if you purchase the suet in cakes from a bird supply store.
I didn t have any karo in the pantry so i used molasses instead.
Whisk in corn syrup and mix well.
October 4 2018 at 12 06 pm.
Thanks for this bird seed recipe.
Suet however is made from beef fat and is much harder to locate for purchase.
Do they need cold storage once they set up.
Directions for bird seed cakes.
1 2 cup lard or.
These cakes can just be made with the basic birdseed mix or you can branch out and add in some safflower seed thistle seed black oiler sunflower seeds or fruits or nuts to bring in more types of birds as the stacker is intended to be used.
Before offering the suet to birds however it should be rendered to help it maintain its shape more easily.
So this year i m trying out a recipe with no peanut butter and that uses a bit more lard instead of cornmeal and flour too.
Or after the sale for that matter.
Simple suet recipe.
Add 1 3 cup of boiling water to the gelatin stirring for a few minutes or until the gelatin is dissolved.
We just pour excess fat right from the pan into the silicone mold mix in bird seed nuts fruit etc.
