Mix up dough at home, then take it on the road! Easy campfire biscuits are the perfect breakfast treat when camping or hunting.
There's no reason not to take homemade food with you on the road! While sometimes store-bought treats are a good snack option, I still love to make real meals while out camping or hunting.
You can either serve these biscuits with a skillet full of eggs, or make Egg Foil Packets at home to reheat! Then you've got your protein, fat, and carbs and will be ready to take on the day. Don't forget to pack a jar of your favourite Iced Coffee as well.
Key Ingredients
Flour - I like organic unbleached all-purpose and keep a large bucket on hand at all times.
Dairy - Grab cultured buttermilk here, for it's thickness and rich flavour.
Fat - A combination of butter and lard will give you exceptional taste. Did you know you can also make Bacon Fat Biscuits?
Egg - Not all biscuits use eggs, but it will aid in the fluffy texture.
How to Make Biscuits on a Campfire
***See recipe card below for precise measurements and instructions.***
Step 1: Combine everything except fats and water and whisk, then cut in fat.
Step 2: Add to a bag and pack the water separate.
Step 3: When ready to cook, mix in water and roll out dough.
Step 4: Use anything handy to cut out 8 biscuits.
Step 5: Line a sturdy dutch oven with parchment paper.
Step 6: Place biscuits in preheated oven and add lid.
Step 7: Top with coals and bake until golden all around.
Step 8: Be careful not to let the bottoms burn!
FAQs
These biscuits really benefit from true cultured buttermilk. Don't use the lemon juice trick here! You can also use kefir or thin yogurt with a bit of milk to the right texture. Sourdough discard will also work! You just want that good, strong flavour and the soured or cultured dairy really makes these amazing.
If you are going to make this a regular experience, I highly recommend some special tools. Long length, sturdy oven mitts are a must. A lid lifter is so handy to have, because the lid of the dutch oven will get super hot!! Make sure you have a Dutch oven with a loop/handle on top to use the lifter. You can look for all of these items second hand.
Photos by Dante from Shire by the Sea
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Campfire Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup cultured buttermilk, kefir, or yogurt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup lard
- ⅔ cup water you may not need it all
Instructions
- Cut butter and lard into pea sized pieces and incorporate into flour. Mix until just combined.
- Add dough into a ziplock bag and label if you are taking it camping and place in cooler or fridge for up to 2 days.
- When ready to make at camp, start fire or keep one going that is already started with the intention of creating coals which will be your heat source. If possible use harder woods that produce hotter coals.
- Add the water into bowl or the bag, a bit at a time. Gently mix into dough, making sure not to make dough too wet/sticky. It should be easily shaped without spreading. If it’s too sticky add a bit more flour and work in.
- Place on a well floured cutting board and shape into a rough round disk.
- Using a small cup or bowl, cut the biscuits into round shapes. Gather the scraps of the dough and reshape into another disk until you’ve used it up. You should be able to make 7-8 that are thick and a good size.
- Heat lid of cast iron close to or over the fire and make sure you’ve got a good bed of coals
- Line Dutch oven with parchment paper and place biscuits in. Cover with pre-heated lid and place oven over your bed of coals carefully with oven mitts. Arrange coals with tongs if needed. Place some coals on top of the lid as well as hot rocks if you have any.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, rotating the oven a few times if necessary and being as careful as you can be as these suckers are hot!! With lid lifter, check on biscuits once or twice until they are a golden hue. Inspect the biscuits with tongs for doneness.
- Take off coals and lift lid off with lifter. Check the bottoms especially as they can easily burn.
- Enjoy immediately!
Notes
- Feel free to bake at home as well.
- Serve with jam, butter, or honey.
- Use cultured buttermilk here, not a substitute/homemade like lemon juice in milk. You can also use kefir or splash some milk to thin out yogurt some.
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