Last year, I sold my little butane stove to Merle and this week I was sorry. It's been so windy and cold, it's difficult to set up my kitchen and cook outdoors. So when I found a little stove on sale at Big 5 for $24.00, I jumped at the chance to nab it.
So here I am sitting in my van in the Walmart parking lot, and after going through my food to see if I needed groceries, I found a small can of biscuits (which I bought during a weak moment needing comfort food) had POPPED open! Given the choice of tossing it or using it, of course, I decided to cook those puppies!
With my wee stove, a skillet and the help of a mortar (from a mortar and pestle set), I made a little oven and my biscuits are turning out just fine! I learned how to make an oven like this as a child, camping on the river with my father. I once made an entire pineapple upside down cake over an open fire, using a gold pan propped up with a tent stake. And I often bake cookies over a camp fire.
Here's my oven! The fire is on as low as I can get it.
Someone on Facebook asked how I make the biscuits.
Usually I'd make them from scratch,
but I had this small can of dough,
so I just pulled each one off
and flattened it,
pulling it out like you would fry bread,
into a small pancake.
Then I just put it on my hot skillet and cover it.
I check it every few minutes and turn it often,
maybe 5 or even 6 times,
until it's nice and brown
and done in the middle.
And then...
it's butter and Cherry Preserves time!
I bought this when I drove over Cloudcroft.
YUM!
Bet you wish you were here!
Can you smell 'em?
Love,
Annie
How many miles do you drive in a week?
ReplyDeleteIt depends. I usually just stay in one place for two weeks when I’m in the van, but this was a special road trip. My goal was to see New Mexico. The weather made it impossible to stay in one place for more than a day or two. I don’t like to drive more than 200 miles per day if I’m traveling long distances.
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