CSL, honestly, do not remember ever seeing this version of the recipe.
Maybe, it did exist sometime ago, but... have never seen it.
I use the recipe SammysMom posted in her post #2.
I use adult formula, but find that I do need extra liquids sometimes.
Once i added an extra egg for that. The other time I just added very little water. I added it as I was mixing and kneading to make sure I don't over water it.
I never used honey or any other sweetener.
I do not use wheat flour or anything wheat (for my own reasons).
I used whole grain buckwheat flour - worked just fine for me (may not work for other squirrels).
Also, it is suggested that you can use oat bran instead of flour - adds more fiber.
So far, as long as I stuck to the recipe that SM posted - knock on wood (b/c you never know
), they always came out ok.
I find that almonds are the most bland nuts.
Ground pecans seem to be most flavourful (I would assume that walnuts will have much flavour, too, but never tried them).
At one point I used natural almond butter (and even pb - but all natural etc) instead of the ground nuts, but I had to adjust the remaining liquid and other ingredients.
PS even if the growth formula asks for water - add it carefully. In baking there are a lot of factors that may affect the texture (even if all people use the same recipe), altitude has a lot to do with it.
So, always monitor the consistency - you do not want your batter to be crumbling and not sticking together, but you don't want to be able to 'pour' it either.
It should be a fairly stiff batter that you can shape into a log, that won't crumble, but won't be too soft to hold itself.