This is the binder that keeps seeds together.
Bird seed cakes recipe.
A great way to invite birds into your garden is to make these super easy birdseed treats.
Seeing that 2 of my feeders are 8x8x2 i doubled the recipe and made 2 seed cakes using square pans.
This is a great simple recipe for bird lovers who enjoy making their own suet cakes.
Elaine c stackhouse says.
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.
We are making these for a craft sale and are wondering if these will need to be kept cold until the sale.
Suet however is made from beef fat and is much harder to locate for purchase.
Directions for bird seed cakes.
Or after the sale for that matter.
I didn t have any karo in the pantry so i used molasses instead.
1 2 cup lard or.
2 on the stovetop over medium heat whisk gelatin and water until dissolved.
Before offering the suet to birds however it should be rendered to help it maintain its shape more easily.
This step should already be complete if you purchase the suet in cakes from a bird supply store.
Empty 1 package of unflavored gelatin into a bowl with 2 tablespoons of cold water.
Followed the recipe for the most part.
We had about six cups of rendered melted fat and we added roughly one cup of each dry ingredient.
Whisk in corn syrup and mix well.
Do they need cold storage once they set up.
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.
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.
Simple suet recipe.
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.
1 spray silicon mold with cooking spray.
Then release a perfectly sized suet cake to fit into your feeder.
Homemade suet recipes do not need to be complicated in order to attract a range of hungry birds.
Birds especially benefit from birdseed cakes during the winter months when food sources are more limited.
Add 1 3 cup of boiling water to the gelatin stirring for a few minutes or until the gelatin is dissolved.
Diy birdola stacker birdseed cakes.
I need an answer to this as well.
Let this sit for 1 minute.
Also added some pb and a quarter cup or so of cornmeal that was out of date.
Thanks for this bird seed recipe.
