dutch oven

Reading all these recipes is making me hungry.

By the way, nice cookbook above. Thanks for the link.

Pear & Cherry Buckle

1 can (26 0z) cherry pie filling
1 can (29 oz) pear halves in syrup, cut into small pieces
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 box ( 18.25 oz) yellow cake mix
1 stick butter, cut into small pieces
1 packet (1.19 oz) maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal
1/4 cup sliced almonds

Spray 12" Dutch oven with Pam and set aside. In a large bowl, combine pie filling, pears with syrup and almond extract. Pour into Dutch oven. Sprinkle cake mix over fruit mixture. Dot with butter. In a small bowl, combine oatmeal packet and almonds. Sprinkle over cake mix. Cook for 60 minutes with 8 coals under and a complete ring on the lid.

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Bruce

Bruce. Thank you, very nice info!!

Dutch ovens are very popular with the teardrop trailer crowd. Here's a whole book of dutch oven recipes in PDF:

TnTTT Memebers Dutch Oven Recipes

Bruce

Go Dogs wrote:
Aluminum concerns aside, properly seasoned cast iron is non-stick!

Yes it is! My favorite piece of cookware at home is our 10" cast iron skillet. Use it mostly for deep frying, but wife has made a number of meals in it would have stuck to our stainless/copper clad Calphelon cookware.

I guess an aluminum Dutch oven is out of the question. LOL

Just think of how many foil dinners that I've eaten.

I cook both ways, but when I make the cobbler I always use the liners. They are great for storing the left overs in or taking it to another camp site. Who wants to lug around a heavy Dutch oven?

Here's a tip from Boy Scout days.

Put a few pieces of gravel in the bottom of the pot, then put a pan on top of them to bake brownies, cakes, pizza, etc.

The air space prevents burning the bottom.

Here's my favorite recipe.

'Ground Hamburger' (elk, deer, beef, antelope, etc)

Mix the burger with your favorite hamburger/meatloaf seasonings. Some ideas are bread crumbs, garlic, peppers, etc

Make large egg shapes out of burger, about 5-6" high and about 2-3" wide.

Stand them vertically on a pan that will go inside the pot with airspace as described earlier. Push down a little to flatten the end so it stands up like an egg on its end.

Use your thumb to push a hole about 2/3 through it from the top and a little bigger on the inside. You are looking to make a teardrop shape inside the burger with the opening on the top. Ideally, leave about 3/4" walls to your hole, with about twice that at the bottom.

Put Prego "spicy herb and garlic" spaghetti sauce inside the hole- fill to the top. Cover the entire pan and burgers with heavy foil, leaving about 2-3" of airspace above the burgers (foil should not touch the meat). You want a little extra foil on the top, so scrunching a little foil together is helpful.

Place in dutch oven (don't forget the rocks!), put the lid on, and let cook for at least 20-30 mins, maybe more over a medium heat.

If you left the extra bit of foil on the top, you can tear an opening in this to peek at the meat after 20-30 mins and stick it about half way down the side with a fork to see if it is done. If not, fold the foil of the tear together to seal it back up.

The sauce must simmer/boil inside the meat for about 5-10 mins (suit to taste)

Don't worry if some sauce spills in the pan (not the dutch oven), it is normal.

Be careful, everything will be VERY HOT!

These will be tender and juicy like mini-meatloaf but with intense flavors like a well-seasoned burger.

You can cook longer and the flavors will go more into the meat. The meat should never dry out.

If your meat was very dry or low in fat, you can add a spoonful of water in the pan to add moisture (not the dutch over, the pan inside the foil)

You can expect company as soon as you open the lid to check it the first time ;)

About 4-6 should fit in a standard dutch oven/pan combo.

When you cut into one, the sauce will flow over the meat with a cloud of steamy goodness. Very appealing burst of smells, textures and flavor- especially with a little fresh green pepper added to the hole and sauce.

And, yes, our troop won the 'Golden Spatula' quite easily with the elk version ;)

Aluminum concerns aside, properly seasoned cast iron is non-stick!

'tiredTeacher wrote:
Exposure to aluminum is linked to early-onset dementia and I don't need any help becoming more demented. ;)

Teach

This information from the Alzheimers Association website might make you feel better...........

Myth 4: Drinking out of aluminum cans or cooking in aluminum pots and pans can lead to Alzheimer’s disease. Reality: During the 1960s and 1970s, aluminum emerged as a possible suspect in Alzheimer’s. This suspicion led to concern about exposure to aluminum through everyday sources such as pots and pans, beverage cans, antacids and antiperspirants. Since then, studies have failed to confirm any role for aluminum in causing Alzheimer’s. Experts today focus on other areas of research, and few believe that everyday sources of aluminum pose any threat.