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Herb Casserole Bread Recipe

Fresh baked bread tastes wonderful when you are out on a chilly campout. This is a casserole bread which is pretty easy to make.

This casserole bread recipe calls to mix the dough in a bag. You can do it in a bowl if you prefer, but the Scouts might enjoy squishing it around in the bag. This is a sticky dough, so try to get as much as possible out of the bag when you are ready to put it in the Dutch oven.

If you want to make this recipe at home in the comfort of your kitchen, just use a 350 degree oven.

Herb Casserole Bread

Equipment

Charcoal
Dutch oven
Large Ziploc Bag
Small bowl

Ingredients

2 T sugar
1 T dried onion flakes
2 t of your favorite dried herbs
1 t salt
¼ t baking soda
2 ½ cups flour

1 pkg dry yeast
¼ cup warm water (not hot!)
1 cup cottage cheese
1 egg
shortening to grease the Dutch oven

Preparation (Before you leave for camp)

Combine the sugar, onion flakes, herbs, salt, baking soda, and flour in a large Ziploc bag.

Directions

  1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a small bowl.
  2. Add the yeast mixture, cottage cheese, and egg to the ingredients in the Ziploc bag
  3. Squish the bag with your hands until everything is mixed up.
  4. Let rise in bag for one hour. (Leave the bag open just a little.)
  5. Grease your Dutch oven.
  6. Remove the dough from the bag and place in the Dutch oven. (Dough will be sticky.)
  7. Let rise about 30 minutes.
  8. Prepare about 24 charcoal briquettes.
  9. Place half of the charcoal on top of the oven and the other half underneath.
  10. Let the bread bake for about 40 to 50 minutes. It should not be sticky in the middle when cooked.
  11. Serve warm with butter.

More Easy Recipes for Camp Cooking

Camp cooking can offer some challenges, but it can also be very rewarding. Many people stick to hotdogs and hamburgers at camp. But it is easy and fun to get a little more creative. So here are some recipes to put in your camping cookbook.

Video Resources

Dutch Ovens 101: For folks interested in getting started with Dutch oven cooking, a basics tutorial on the subject.

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