rolls?

outwest · 11-21-2011, 01:34 PM

Does anyone have a good way to do rolls or say crescents when you are out camping? I would love to have some the next time we head out but I am not sure the best way to go about cooking them.

FreeWilly · 11-21-2011, 01:48 PM

I think already cooked rolls or the crescents that come in a plastic container are the best bet. I too love rolls, but I don't see how you can cook them unless you have an oven. I'd be interested if anyone has some ideas on your question though.

Grandpa · 11-21-2011, 02:16 PM

Wrap them around a stick and hold them over the fire.

Pathfinder1 · 11-21-2011, 02:39 PM

Hi...

Grandpa has a good point there. That's also a good way to cook/bake bannock...for which I have no recipe in front of me...but you'll probably be able to google it.

ponderosa · 11-22-2011, 01:08 AM

A Dutch oven will bake anything you can bake at home.

ppine · 11-27-2011, 12:40 PM

Ponderosa is right. Use lots of top heat and only a little bottom heat. Cast iron is best, but aluminum ovens work well if you are careful. We baked apple pies for Tgiving on a fire at the backyard campsite.

Packaged rolls and biscuits are dead simple. They can be used as dumplings. Bisquick or better yet Krusteaz made in Seattle has a great boxed mix. From scrach it is not that hard either. I have friends who frequently bake yeast bread, rum cake, pizza dough etc. with us often. They are the specialists but anyone can do it with a little practice.

Briana · 11-27-2011, 04:07 PM

I am going to have to learn the cooking techniques, I keep reading about. Some people are able to cook a five course meal, while I am hungrily waiting for my hotdog on a stick, to get done!

campclose · 11-27-2011, 04:35 PM

Great tips and I do like the tip of cooking them over the campfire. I'm sure if you Googled it you would get a recipe of someone who actually did it. We always just take rolls that are pre-cooked.

Grandpa · 11-27-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Briana

I am going to have to learn the cooking techniques, I keep reading about. Some people are able to cook a five course meal, while I am hungrily waiting for my hotdog on a stick, to get done!

Gourmet campfire cooking means dutch ovens. Once you start to use them, all other methods are secondary. From standard fare, you will branch out to ethnic styles. Due to large sheep operations in the late 19th century and early 20th, Idaho has a large basque population. These folks were awesome with the dutch ovens and "sheep camp cooking". I have a good friend that moved here from Louisianna and hooked me on the cajun foods and seasonings. And it's the same all across the country. Some great ethnic foods you will find easy to love.

Dang, getting hungry just thinking about it.

ponderosa · 11-27-2011, 09:41 PM

I've also had pretty good luck with baking over a small backpacking stove, using a skillet with a lid. I've made great fresh biscuits and pizzas, and pretty good brownies. You need a stove capable of maintaining a low flame, a skillet that heats evenly, and some things have to be flipped half way through baking.
There is also a little gadget called an Outback Oven, which is designed for use with backpacking stoves/cook gear. They work well.