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!