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Apple Dump Cake: 1 Apple spice cake mix 1 can of root beer 2 cans of apple pie filling Pour canned fruit into bottow ofwide foil lined Dutch Oven Pour in cake mix Break up mix some so there are no lumps. TAKING GREAT CARE NOT TO TEAR THE FOIL LINER! Then add can of root beer. Mix lightly until smooth. Don't over mix because you want the fizz to stay in the mix.. Put approximately 8 coals on the bottom and 12-15 coals on top. Bake 45 minutes. ALTERNATE: Substitue yellow cake mix, cherry pie filling and 7-up/Sprite --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chocolate Lovers Delight 1 1/2 cup water 1 (10 oz.) bag miniature marshmallows 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 chocolate cake mix; prepared as directed 1 cup light brown sugar 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips Line the bottom and sides of a 12" Dutch oven with heavy foil. Mix the water, cocoa powder, and brown sugar together and pour into the Dutch oven. Add marshmallows and spread them out evenly. Pour prepared chocolate cake mix over marshmallows. Sprinkle chocolate chips over cake batter. Cover oven and bake using 8-10 briquettes bottom and 14-16 briquettes top for 60 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream. Serves: 10-12 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lemon Poppyseed Rolls 5 1/2 cups bread flour 1 3/4 cups scalded milk; 125° F. 2 Tbs. yeast 1 1/4 tsp. lemon extract 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/3 cup instant potato flakes 2 eggs; beaten 1 Tbs. salt 2 Tbs. melted butter 1/2 cup butter; melted poppy seeds In a mixing bowl combine 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar, potato flakes, and salt; blend well. Stir in milk, melted butter, extracts, and eggs. Mix thoroughly. Stir in remaining flour 1 cup at a time until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Turn dough out onto a floured board and knead it for 5 minutes until dough becomes elastic and sticky. Roll dough generously in flour, then cover and place in a warm area free from drafts to raise until double in size. Place raised dough on a floured board and divide into halves. Divide each half again into halves. Roll each piece of dough into equal length rolls about 8 inches long. Cut each rope into fourths to make sixteen rolls. Flatten each piece of dough into a flat circle about 3" in diameter than pull on the edges and fold them underneath to the center to make a nice ball with a tight round top. Place each formed roll round side up into a warm greased 12" Dutch oven; twelve around the outside edge, five in a cicle inside the outer ring, and one in the center. Cover the oven and let rolls raise for 20 minutes. Brush top of rolls with melted butter and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake using 10 coals bottom and 16 coals top for 30-40 minutes. When top of rolls starts to brown, remove the Dutch Oven from all heat and let rest with the lid on for about 5 minutes. The residual heat from the oven will finish baking the rolls. Serve warm with fresh honey butter. Yield: 16 rolls --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dutch Oven Lasagna: 1-1/2 lb. lean ground beef 23 oz. spaghetti sauce 9 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese 3 eggs 2-1/4 cup cottage cheese 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 13 lasagna noodles 1-1/2 tsp. oregano 3/4 cup hot water Preheat Dutch oven. Brown ground beef. When done remove beef to large mixing bowl. Add spaghetti sauce to beef and mix well. In another bowl, add cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese (reserve few oz. for later), eggs, oregano, and mix well. Place the layers in the dutch oven in the follow order: Break up four lasagna noodles into the bottom of dutch oven. Spread about 1/3 of the meat mixture over the noodles. Spread 1/2 of cheese mixture over the meat mixture. Break up five noodles and place over the top of the preceding layers. Spread 1/2 of the remaining meat mixture over the noodles. Spread the remaining cheese mixture over the meat mixture. Break up the remaining noodles and place over the cheese mixture. Spread the reamining meat mixture over the noodles. Pour the hot water all around the edges of the oven. Place the lid on the oven and bake one hour or until done. Check frequently. Hint: The recipes works well with charcoal (12 briquettes on bottom and 12 on top). Cooking time can be reduced by pre-cooking and draining the lasagna noodles. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pizza Hot Dish: 2 packages crescent rolls 8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese 1 jar pizza sauce 8 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese 1-1/2 lb. ground beef Brown ground beef, drain. Line dutch oven with 1 pkg. crescent rolls. Spread pizza sauce on dough. Add browned beef, cheeses, and use second pkg of crescent rolls for top crust. Bake 30 minutes at 350. Eazy Cobbler: 2 cans sliced peaches with syrup(29-30 oz. cans) 1 package cake mix (white, yellow, or spiced) 1/3 stick margarine ground cinnamon to taste. 25 charcoal briquets (15 bottom/10 top) Place dutch oven over hot hottom briquets. Pour contents of peach cans into oven. Spread dry cake mix evenly over peaches (eggs or shortening not needed!). Sprinkle cinnamon over all to taste. Cut margarine into equal slices and place in checkerboard pattern on top. Put lid on top of oven, add hot briquets and bake for about 45 minutes or until done. This recipe will have a layer of peaches with cake covering that the boiling syrup self mixes. If mixing the cake in with peaches is preferred, about 1/2 way through baking, mix everything together and continue baking until done. Spoon out cobbler into bowls and enjoy! Hint: Use canned apples instead of peaches, and add 1 tbsp cinnamon. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ranch Style Dutch Oven Potatoes: 30-35 golf ball sized new red potatoes 1 medium onion 1/4 cup butter 1 package dry ranch dip mix Spray Dutch Oven with non stick spray. Wash Potatoes, don't peel. Cut in half and place in bottom of dutch oven. Chop onion and place on top of potatoes. Place chunks of butter on top of potatoes and onions. Sprinkle Ranch dip mix over all. Bake 30-45 minutes. May use any kind of potatoes just cut them into medium sized chunks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dutch Oven Popcorn: margarine salt popcorn Melt one stick of margarine in oven. Cover most of bottom of the oven with one layer of popcorn. Place lid on the oven, and bake until corn stops popping. During popping time you should rotate the oven to stir popcorn.Pour popped corn into paper bag; pour additional melted margarine and salt. Shake bag. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pineapple Upside-down Cake: 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 can sliced pineapple 1 package yellow cake mix Place butter and brown sugar in oven and stir until well mixed. Place the pineapple slices in the butter and sugar mixture in the bottom of the oven. In another bowl mix cake mix and egg as directed on package. Pour this batter over the pineapple in the oven, put the lid on and bake about 30-40 minutes. When cake is done, remove coals and let oven cool for about 10 minutes. Using a large cutting board or a piece of corrugated cardboard covered with waxed paper, hold the board on top of the oven and invert the oven quickly. This will allow the cake to fall on the board and the pineapple will be on top. A safer way to support the cake when you invert it is to cut the cardboard in a round piece the same size as the cake, and it will fit inside the oven on the cake; then when the oven is inverted, the cardboard can be held directly under the cake. Hint: Cherries may be placed with the pineapple. Crushed pineapple may be used for a more uniform topping. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quick Cinnamon Rolls 2 6 oz package biscuit mix 3-4 oz raisins 1 cup brown sugar cinnamon Mix the biscuit mix as directed and pat out in a rectangular shape on a floured, flat surface. Spread raisins and brown sugar over the dough. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Beginning with one long side of the dough, with floured hands, roll the dough into a log. Cut slices from this rolled log and place in bottom of oven. Place lid on oven and bake about 15-20 minutes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cinnamon Sugar Donuts: Several tubes of refrigerator biscuits Mixture of sugar and cinnamon Cooking oil Heat about one and a half inches of cooking oil in the Dutch Oven. Be careful not to let it get too hot. Heat over coals. Prepare the biscuits by sticking your thumb through them to make a ring. CAREFULLY drop them from a spoon into the hot oil. Turn them once. Remove them from the oil and roll them in cinnamon and sugar mixture. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mountain Man Breakfast: 1/2 pound bacon 1 medium onion,chopped 32 oz bag Hashbrown Potatoes 12 eggs 1-1 1/2 pounds grated cheddar cheese 8 oz Salsa Brown bacon and cut into small pieces. Add onion and cook until clear. Remove bacon and onions from dutch oven and drain on paper towels. Wipe excess grease from oven and place back over coals stir in hashbrowns. Fry until potatoes are golden brown, Mix bacon and onions back in. Break eggs into mixing bowl and beat thoroughly. Pour over potatoes, bacon, onion. Cover with lid and cook until eggs are almost solid. Sprinkle with cheese. Continue cooking until eggs set and cheese melts. Just before serving top with Salsa. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No Peek Pork or Chicken 6 loin chops or chicken 1 package dry onion soup mix 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of celery soup 1 1/2 can water 1 3/4 cup rice Brown pork quickly on both sides (undercook it will continue to cook in Dutch oven).Remove meat, add water then stir in both cans of soup, add in dry onion soup mix. When soup mixture smooth stir in rice. Set browned pork loin or chicken on rop of soup/rice mixture and cover. Set Dutch oven on 20-24 briquets with 10-12 on top. Cook approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour or until rice has cooked through. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salisbury Steak: 2 pounds hamburger 1 tsp salt 2 eggs,beaten 2 cans condensed beef broth 4 tsp cornstarch 2/3 cups Italian bread crumbs 1/2 tsp pepper 2 large onions, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 cans mushrooms, drained 1/4 cups water Mix hamburger, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and eggs. Shape into 8 patties, about 3/4 inches thick. Cook patties in large skillet over medium heat until brown,drain. Add onions, garlic, broth, and mushrooms. Heat to boiling, reduce to simmer. Cook another 10 minutes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apple Crisp: 16 medium Granny Smith apples 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup water cinnamon 2 cup brown sugar 1 cup flour 1 cup butter Peel and slice apples and arrange in bottom of 14" Dutch Oven. Make a syrup with the white sugar and water and pour over apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Mix brown sugar, flour, and butter and pat over apples. Bake for 1 hour. Serve warm with ice cream. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Campfire Banana Boats: 1 banana cut lengthwise(like a canoe) 1 small handful chocolate chips 1 small handful mini-marshmallows Fill the banana with chocolate and marshmallows, wrap in foil, and cook on the coals of a fire until the chocolate and marshmallows are melted. Eat with a spoon! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Campfire Pizza: Bread Butter 1 can Pizza Sauce Pepperoni sliced - or any toppings you like 1 package shredded Pizza cheese Foil Cut a section of foil big enough to wrap your pizza. Place shiney side down. Butter one side of bread and place it butter side down. Spread pizza sauce on bread. Add Pepperoni (any of toppings), Add cheese. Butter another slice of bread and place on top of your pizza butter side up. Wrap pizza in foil and place on hot coals for approximately 3-4 mins each side depending on how hot the coals are. Unwrap cut in half to allow steam to release and eat. Filling will be hot! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Campfire Hobos: 1 pound hamburger Carrots Cubed potatoes Onion Seasonings Butter Spray foil with non-stick spray then layer above ingredients in any order. Wrap in foil. Throw on the camp fire and cook until the potatoes are tender. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foil Hobo Pies: 1 tbsp Pie filling 2 slices White bread butter foil Place 2 foil squares shiney side down. Butter one side of bread slices and place butter side down on foil. Spread 1/2 tbsp pie fillin on each slice of bread. Fold each slice of bread in half and seal the edges. Roll the foil around each pie and seal the edges tightly. Place on hot coals for no more than 1-2 minutes on each side, depending on how hot the coals are. Remove from foil, cut in half, allow to cool few seconds. Filling will be hot! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Popcorn in Foil: Popcorn Oil Salt String Foil Make foil popper by shaping foil around a soft drink can, then remove the can. Pour a small amount of cooking oil - just enough to cover the bottom of the popper. Add popcorn to just cover the bottom. Put a string in the top and fold the foil close around it, leave plenty of room for the popcorn to pop. Hold the package about 1/2 inches above the coals until popping stops. Salt and eat. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foil Breakfast: Sausage Egg Hashbrown Potatoes Salt, Pepper, and spices to taste Place Potatoes, scrambled egg (doesn't need to be cooked) sausage patty and spices in foil. Wrap tightly and place on coals for 15 minutes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foil Dinner Meatballs: Frozen Meatballs Canned Potatoes Cream Chicken Soup Place several meatballs on foil, add some potatoes (may slice first), then add spoonful of soup. Fold packet to seal well and place on coals(never on flames). Turn after about 10 minutes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to cook a Haut Dawg: Place Hot dog in bun. Wrap in foil. Put in milk carton (1 quart to 1/2 gallon size) and place in fire circle or other safe burn spot. Light top of carton on fire, by the time carton is burnt to the ground Hot Dog is cooked. (This really works!) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Breaking Camp Breakfast: Eggs Peppers, sausage, cheese, mushrooms, etc Quart sized plastic sealable bags Bring large pot of water to a boil. Add 2 eggs to a quart sized plastic sealable bag. Add cheese and other goodies, seal bag removing most of the air (to allow for expansion). MIx contents by squishing the contents of the bag. Write your intials on the bag and carefully place in boiling water. Remove from heat. Wait 20-30 minutes while you finish packing the troops gear and enjoy -with nothing much to clean up! |
Troop 332 is known throughout the district for its Dutch Oven skills- Here are some recipies for you to enjoy! |