To make delicious cornbread in a Dutch oven, combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs, buttermilk, and melted butter. Mix until just combined, then pour into a greased Dutch oven. Bake over hot coals for about 30-40 minutes until golden brown and cooked through. Enjoy!
Baked Mushroom Risotto with Caramelized Onions is a perfect Vegetarian recipe and is gluten-free and totally delicious. A Pork Shoulder would be another meaty, slow-cooked way to put a Dutch oven to work. However a recipe book can be handy.
you can have dressing, greens, dumplings, cornbread, smokemeat, and to add to it... dutch apple pie for dessert:)
One delicious stove top short ribs recipe that I recommend is to sear the short ribs in a Dutch oven, then add beef broth, red wine, garlic, onions, and herbs. Simmer on low heat for 2-3 hours until the meat is tender. Serve the short ribs with mashed potatoes or over creamy polenta for a hearty and flavorful meal.
Some delicious recipes that can be cooked over a campfire using a Dutch oven include campfire stew, Dutch oven lasagna, and peach cobbler. These recipes are easy to prepare and perfect for outdoor cooking.
Je maakt me verlegen is a Dutch equivalent of 'You're making me shy'.
The pioneers wouldn't have had access to cornmeal from a grocery store, so they would have first had to plant and grow the corn. The corn would have been harvested and allowed to dry before grinding it into cornmeal. All that took place before making the cornbread could begin. Their cornbread would most likely be a mixture of ground corn (cornmeal), water or milk, a little salt and a bit of fat. It would have been cooked in a Dutch oven or a spider, a three-footed pot, in the fireplace.
To make a casserole in a Dutch oven, start by browning meat and sauting vegetables. Add broth, seasonings, and any desired ingredients like pasta or rice. Cover and bake in the oven until cooked through. Top with cheese or breadcrumbs if desired.
To make delicious bread using a campfire dutch oven, mix flour, water, yeast, and salt to form a dough. Let it rise, then shape it and place it in the dutch oven. Cover and bake over the campfire until the bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped. Enjoy your homemade campfire bread!
The recipe that I use calls for baking soda.
I would vote for Shoo-fly pie because its Pennsylvania Dutch. (and delicious)
Amazon.com has a number of cookbooks for different types of cooking. One that they recommend for dutch oven cooking is: The Dutch Oven Cookbook: Recipes for the Best Pot in Your Kitchen. It sells for $13.57.
To make delicious Dutch oven bread while camping, mix flour, yeast, salt, and water in a bowl. Let the dough rise for a few hours. Place the dough in a greased Dutch oven and bake over hot coals for about 30-40 minutes until golden brown. Enjoy your freshly baked bread!