Scouter Malcolm was looking over my shoulder and said that you need a real kitchen for all these recipes. Ha ha! No you don't! And to prove it, I give you doughnuts cooked over a fire! Keep in mind, this is deep frying… you will need some equipment to do this safely:
- A tight fitting lid for your camp oven in case of oil fires
- a cooking thermometer to monitor the heat of the oil.
- spider or mesh scoop
- heavy duty oven mitts to remove the camp oven from the fire when you are done - we use leather gloves by Camp Chef… you can see them on the bench.
Whomps!
based on "The Scout's Outdoor Cookbook" by Christine and Tim Conners
- While the oil is heating, whomp open the biscuit dough, (yes, you can really hear "whomp" when the cylinder opens) separate the biscuits and place on a clean cutting board. Using a pop bottle lid or shot glass, punch out the centre of the biscuits so that you have doughnuts and doughnut holes
- Start by placing the doughnut holes in the hot oil. Be careful not to splatter.
- Once the doughnut holes are golden brown, remove from the hot oil and place in a paper towel lined bowl.
- Transfer doughnut holes to a bowl of cinnamon sugar, and toss to coat. Serve to hungry Sea Ventures and their friends
- Repeat with remaining doughnut rounds.
based on "The Scout's Outdoor Cookbook" by Christine and Tim Conners
- 1 tube refrigerated biscuit dough (or many more if you are feeding Venturers)
- canola oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- While the oil is heating, whomp open the biscuit dough, (yes, you can really hear "whomp" when the cylinder opens) separate the biscuits and place on a clean cutting board. Using a pop bottle lid or shot glass, punch out the centre of the biscuits so that you have doughnuts and doughnut holes
- Start by placing the doughnut holes in the hot oil. Be careful not to splatter.
- Once the doughnut holes are golden brown, remove from the hot oil and place in a paper towel lined bowl.
- Transfer doughnut holes to a bowl of cinnamon sugar, and toss to coat. Serve to hungry Sea Ventures and their friends
- Repeat with remaining doughnut rounds.