In this video, I am out in the woods to cook up some lunch – a cheese and jalapeño bread baked next to the fire in my reflector oven and a rich French onion soup to dunk it in.
There is something very satisfying and comforting about baking in the woods and a reflector oven means you can take an easily packable flat pack oven with you on wilderness trips so you can enjoy some baked treats where ever you make camp.
I hope you enjoy the video.
Thanks for watching.
Bread Recipe (full loaf)
1lb plain flour
1lb strong bread flour
1oz salt
1oz sugar
1oz dried yeast
1pt tepid water
Mix the sugar and yeast together in a cup with some of you tepid water until it starts to foam.
Slowly pour the yeast mixture into your floured salt mix (a ziplock bag makes this much less messy).
Add the remaining water, a bit at a time until you have a dough that is firm enough to not stick to your fingers.
Kneed for 5 minutes.
Cut deep slices into the dough and place it somewhere warm to proof, a bag or cling films helps to keep it warm.
Once it has doubled in size, kneed again.
Form into whatever loaf you want and bake (reasonably hot oven or dutch oven).
Baking times vary depending on what loaf you make, but check after 30 minutes and tap the base to see if it sounds hollow.
Enjoy!
French Onion soup recipe (Sorry to any French viewers!)
1 large onion
2 sprigs Thyme
1 tbs brown sugar
A good glug of red wine
1 stock pot or cube
Water
Grated cheese
Knob of butter
Salt and Pepper
Fry the onions for around 10 minutes in the butter with the sugar and a good pinch of salt and pepper, until nicely browned and caramelised.
Deglaze the pan with red wine and bring to a boil.
Add a stock pot and around 1/2 pt water.
Add the thyme and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Grate cheese over the top and serve with jalapeño and cheese bread.
Links
Reflector oven video
TJM metalworks mini fire anchor
https://www.tjmmetalworks.co.uk/shop/The-Original-Grill-Mini-Fire-Anchor-p224518272
Petromax Ft1.1 dutch oven
https://www.petromax.com/p/dutch-oven-ft1-with-a-plane-bottom-surface-ft1-without-legs-plane-bottom-surface
OneTigris Wild Rocket backpack
https://www.onetigris.com/en/wild-rocket-bushcraft-pack.html
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