Hi, everyone! Mr and I have been out camping for the past two weeks. I am sure we have missed out on a lot of stuff.
Although we did not smoke any food this time out, we did a lot of cooking in our Dutch ovens: cinnamon rolls, biscuits and gravy, etc. We even did a deep dish pizza!
The pizza crust was the standard recipe in the Kitchen Aid mixer book.
Here it is baking in the oven:
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Here is the finished pizza:
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Out of the oven - you can see where it did not come out as easily as we had hoped:
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A slice for good measure:
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Good eating, though. Next time we plan to brush some butter on the crust before it bakes to make it more golden.
Oh, and here is a picture of the beast after two weeks of camping:
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Needless to say, she was ready to come home and rest up. :):):):):)
Awesome Seemores,
Looks are everything and frankly, doesn't look bad at all. Taste is what really counts.
That is defiantly one Pooped Out Pup.
Looks really good. :)
Awesome job Seemores!
Tasha looks like she had fun :D
Looks good to me , seemores.
Your Dobey looks pooped. :)
Now that Pizza looks alot better than the sunburn on Sister Mary Sunshines Legs!!! ;D ;D
Looks delicious, however I do not see any taters in there, lol, just joking.
This does look good. I may have to dig out my cast iron dutch oven; I haven't used it in years.
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on June 29, 2009, 07:54:28 AM
Now that Pizza looks alot better than the sunburn on Sister Mary Sunshines Legs!!! ;D ;D
Huh?....who....oh never mind, I probably don't need to know!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D This may be a tea bag area!
According to my thinking, dutch oven cooking deserves its own board!! From your post, it looks like you know your way around cast iron, Seemore! Is the cooking table aluminum? What's the max number of ovens that you've stacked on it? Do you use wind screens? I'm working with a local trail cook to design "the perfect dutch oven table" and always looking for feedback from experienced cookers.........
P.S.
Just picked up a complete Griswold 'American #8' wafflemaker in great shape for $10 :o ....one of my best cast iron finds in quite a while! :)
I have not done much Dutch oven cooking, but a friend has a table like that he puts 2 big 17in Dutch Oven's on. Say's he does a real good cowboy breakfast with biscuits in one and a Egg, Bacon, potato mix in the other. I would sure like to try it sometime.
MMMMMMM PIZZA
Looks good seemores
nepas
Quote from: Smokin Soon on June 30, 2009, 05:40:55 PM
I have not done much Dutch oven cooking, but a friend has a table like that he puts 2 big 17in Dutch Oven's on. Say's he does a real good cowboy breakfast with biscuits in one and a Egg, Bacon, potato mix in the other. I would sure like to try it sometime.
You should try it. It's a lot of fun. It's the original "Set It and Forget It". To make you cooking more pleasant, purchase a book or search the internet. The recipes often include how many coals you will need on top and often those that are needed on the bottom.
Quote from: Habanero Smoker on July 01, 2009, 02:49:40 AM
You should try it. It's a lot of fun. It's the original "Set It and Forget It". To make you cooking more pleasant, purchase a book or search the internet. The recipes often include how many coals you will need on top and often those that are needed on the bottom.
Don't know about the "set and forget'. Don't think my model comes with that mode. Or maybe I'm just dutch oven challenged or sumthin. My last go around I had to burn out the deritus (nice PC word for a bunch of burnt crap) that had formed. I guess I need to get one of those books that Habs is talking about. My Dad gets a kick of my dutch oven failures - he cooks in his quite a bit! and we are kinda serious and competitive when it comes to outdoor cooking!
Here's a few book suggestions.....
'The Best Basic & Easy Recipes of Chuck Wagon Cooking' which I believe I got from Ned Larson 909/928-4425
'Old Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook' by Don Holm (Good luck finding this old cookbook, but try Caxton Printers, LTD out of Caldwell, Idaho)
'Original Cowboy Cookbook' by "Wild Wes" Medley 308/485-4284
BUT if there is only one book that you have in your stable, make it 'The Oregon Trail Cookbook' from Morris Publishing 308/236-7888 It is the 'Smoke & Spice' of dutch oven cooking!
Quote from: Caneyscud on July 01, 2009, 07:48:15 AM
Quote from: Habanero Smoker on July 01, 2009, 02:49:40 AM
You should try it. It's a lot of fun. It's the original "Set It and Forget It". To make you cooking more pleasant, purchase a book or search the internet. The recipes often include how many coals you will need on top and often those that are needed on the bottom.
Don't know about the "set and forget'. Don't think my model comes with that mode. Or maybe I'm just dutch oven challenged or sumthin. My last go around I had to burn out the deritus (nice PC word for a bunch of burnt crap) that had formed. I guess I need to get one of those books that Habs is talking about. My Dad gets a kick of my dutch oven failures - he cooks in his quite a bit! and we are kinda serious and competitive when it comes to outdoor cooking!
You definately have to know how to use it, and know what you are doing.
Caney, been there done that! We have burned a lot of biscuits before we finally got the knack of the DO!
Kummok, the table is from Camp Chef. Yes, we do have a windscreen as well. I am not sure if the table is aluminum or a different metal.
We have put two Dutch Ovens on the table; but I am sure you could stack four on there.
We have several Dutch Oven cookbooks, but they are still in the fifth wheel in storage. Figures.....I know that we have one of Cee Dub's cookbooks, as well as one that features Camp Chef products and was written by a Utah couple who have won several DO cook offs. We also have one that has recipes compiled from a Dutch Oven society in Texas.
We have also used the table to hold our two butane stoves, which we use when we are camping.
The table will also hold our Bradley! Good to know, since Mr. is going to be smoking ribs on his birthday this year.
10.5, if you come down for his birthday, not only will you get some ribs, but you will see his "heavenly" legs again!!!!! ;)
I'm up for the ribs, but seeing those Lobster colored chicken legs I can do without!!!
You are too much! How does Vicky put up with you????? ;)
Margareeman, I meant to reply to your suggestion of potatoes earlier, but I forgot. I think potatoes on a breakfast pizza would be AWESOME, along with Canadian Bacon (hab's recipe, of course), cheese and eggs!
Potatoes thinly sliced, I've tried it before, it is very tasty.
Do tell! What else on it besides the potatoes?????
I have never used a dutch oven like the one here, I would love to learn though but i do this in a regular oven. It could be done in a dutch oven though, even a smoker or BBQ. I take regular pizza dough, sometimes in the dough i will add spices, gives it a better taste. then i put my home made pizza/spag sauce on the dough. From there I slice whole potatoes about 1/4 inch thick maybe less, leave the peeling on, better taste. i then put some evoo in a bowl with some spices, whatever suites your taste, put the potatoes in the bowl and splash it around until totally covered. Then put those potatoes on the BBQ until dark brown but not mushy. From there put the potatoes on the dough, top that with green onion pieces about an inch long and whole red onion slices and thinly sliced garlic. From there grab an egg or 2 and beat them, through the eggs on the pizza but make sure you do not have too much egg as it makes things too soggy. I then add some home made bacon bits, and some grated cheese, Kraft makes a spicy cheese with lots of peppers added to it. Through it in the oven at about 350 and done in about 1 hour or so. As you can see I like spice but you can add any ingredient you want, its the potatoes that make it unique. Hopefully this makes sense and enjoy.
That does sound good. We may have to try that next time we're out....