Thanks for all the compliments everyone. That was easier than I thought it would be. I think I let my coals go a little to far before I dumped them out. Some of them were very small when I started. But not bad for a first try.
Now, next I wanna try baking some breads. Biscuits tonight or tomorrow. Then, I have a recipe for a really simple french bread that looks like it would be perfect for camping. I will have to see how that comes out. I will share my efforts with everyone I promise.
Dean, I have already been working on my list, trying to decide which one I wanted next. This recipe would have worked better I think with a smaller oven, so, I may try an 8 or 10 next, depends on whats available locally. But now I am having to rethink the galley on my TD/TTT. How many of these things can I carry and where can I build their custom travel compartment.
Julie, I am going to try to recite the recipe from memory, This is my wifes recipe. She let me use it and luckily it was pretty simple.
1 1/2 c AP flour
1 1/2 c sugar
2 1/2 tbs baking powder
1 tbs kosher salt
2 tsp vanilla
4 c fresh berries ( I used strawberries this time cause we had just picked 'em)
8 tbs butter ( I think you could get by with less)
1 1/2 c milk
Whisk together the dry ingredients. With the oven over 8 coals, add butter to the oven to melt. While the butter melts, add the milk and the vanilla to the dry ingredients and whisk to a smooth batter. Pour the batter into the melted butter and scatter the fruit evenly over the top. Top the fruit with an additional 2 tbs of sugar. Bake at 350 for 40-50 min, until brown.
The Michigan blueberries will be here next month, I can hardly wait.
Tom
PS Now I know why you cook on a flat surface. I didnt have a non flamable surface to cook on, so I thought I would just use the fire grate in my grill. Wrong answer. I thought I would never get the thing to sit level. I gotta find something before the next cook.
