Much like you, we're outdoors a lot. We like to rough it and find our own food, whether its fish or small game like rabbit. It fulfills our inner survivalist mentality of staying sharp. But you can also have a little fun now and then. And the recipes below will be extremely fun to work with!
1. Campfire Cowhorn Biscuits
These biscuits are really easy to make and are a blast for the kids. Simply wrap a single biscuit fresh out of the can around the end of your whittled stick, fashioning the end so that it is closed, then spiraling around until you have created a “cowhorn” shape.
Hold the cooking stick over the fire, just out of reach of the flames and keep it turning every few seconds until the biscuit is nice and brown and flaky. Once it is getting nice and brown, hold it a little farther from the flame to let the very inside next to the stick finish getting done, or else the inside will be too doughy.
Thanks Old Wood Fire Grill – we're definitely going to make this! For more photos and tips on the Cowhorn Biscuit, read about it here.
2. Campfire Blueberry Orange Muffins
Stir up a box of blueberry muffin mix according to the package directions. Cut an orange in half and scoop out all the orange flesh. Save orange flesh for another time, or strain and drink the orange juice.
Fill one half of emptied orange with blueberry muffin mix.Cover the filled orange half with the empty orange half and then wrap in three layers of aluminum foil.Just throw them in the fire. No, really. Literally toss them in the fire. Keep turning the aluminum balls over and over in the fire, every minute or so. It usually takes about 10 minutes, but go ahead and pull them out and check them once in awhile until they are firm in the middle. Then unwrap and eat with a spoon!
Pretty awesome, right? We're going to try these out over the weekend for sure. For more photos and even more campfire recipes, visit Apron Strings Blog.
3. Crescent Dogs
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On a flat surface, open the tube of crescent rolls and unroll dough. Separate into triangles along perforations.
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Place the hot dog on the edge of the crescent roll and begin rolling so the majority of hot dog is covered by the crescent dough. Make sure the crescent dough overlaps at the end, otherwise it will fall apart.
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Skewer your crescent dog on a stick and roast it over the fire until golden brown. (Tip: Roasting away from the flames, but in a spot that is still quite hot, gives a nice even roasting.)
Such a simple but genius concept. Now you can make your dogs without them falling off the bun. Thanks Tablespoon for coming up with this idea and perfecting the technique. Will you guys try this too?
If you ever go camping in your backyard, these would be perfect items to try out. They don't require any preparation and the cook time is minimal. You can pair the Cowhorn Biscuit with practically anything. Stuff it with some cheese and eggs or maybe some ground up Italian sausage with onions and bell peppers. The options are pretty wide on that one. Still trying to figure out how to make crescent stuffed hamburgers. If you've found a hack for that, please share it with us!