Making your own birdseed cakes is a cinch and can be done in your own kitchen with some simple ingredients and tools.
Bird seed cakes recipe gelatin.
The recipe itself i think works for how it s intended to but you definitely should trust your gut if you feel you need to add more bird seed mine got a gel texture towards the bottom from excess gelatin mix seeping down.
Stir to coat all of the seed.
Empty 1 package of unflavored gelatin into a bowl with 2 tablespoons of cold water.
Add boiling water and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved.
Otherwise it s just a birdseed cake.
2 on the stovetop over medium heat whisk gelatin and water until dissolved.
Birds especially benefit from birdseed cakes during the winter months when food sources are more limited.
Now for the messy part time to spoon the seed mixture into the cookie cutters.
Next add 2 cups of bird seed to the gelatin and.
The 3 cups of lard is equal to about 1 1 2 pounds.
Pour gelatin mixture into a large bowl.
Fill the cookie cutters about half way and use a small piece of parchment paper to press the seeds firmly into the mold.
However birds are usually fond of the black oil sunflower seeds so they re a nice addition to the recipe.
Directions for bird seed cakes.
1 packet of gelatin cookie cutters or mold cooking spray jute drinking straw.
Let this sit for 1 minute.
Add 2 cups of bird seed and stir until seeds are completely coated in gelatin mixture.
Birdseed suet cakes don t use gelatin to bind it together it uses suet which is the fat from livestock like when you brown ground beef and save the grease.
Keep mixing until the gelatin corn syrup mixture evenly coats each seed.
Add 1 3 cup of boiling water to the gelatin stirring for a few minutes or until the gelatin is dissolved.
Let this rest for a couple of minutes if the mixture seems watery.
Every year i like to make some homemade birdseed cakes for my feathered friends during the coldest months of the winter.
A great way to invite birds into your garden is to make these super easy birdseed treats.
Making your own natural seed feeders with unflavored gelatin provides an indoor activity for cold winter days and saves money.
Add 4 cups birdseed to gelatin mixture.
Lard is usually sold in containers labeled by weight so make sure you get a container of at least 1 5 lb size.
When i was getting ready to make some again this year i noticed i had a recipe for a batch that made six homemade birdseed cakes and recipes for a single batch to make just one birdseed cake but nothing in between.
This is the binder that keeps seeds together.
Many birds such as chickadees cardinals titmice and nuthatches love bird seed cakes.
And yes this year i was feeling like i wanted something.
Boil 1 3 cup water.
True suet cakes are bound together with that type of left over fat the birds love it and it helps them to survive the winter.
In a mixing bowl add gelatin and 2 tbs of cold water stirring together.
