I chuckled at the message about bread and camping. Having been a
scountmaster on and off over the last 40 years I have worked through a lot
of things that worked and did not work. Here are some points of
experiential learning.
Most camping books and basic boy scout training use quick breads -- usually
bisquit mix. Yeast bread works well, but needs advance planning.
2 gallon zip lock bags work well for kneading from the outside with grubby
boy hands.
An aluminum dutch oven works well on all but backpack situations. A green
alder, willow, ash or similar stick is the work tool. Look for a 3/8 to
1/2 inch diameter or even a little thicker. Peel and use as a roasting
stick. Sharpen in a chisel shape for a flipping stock for fry bread.
Frybread in the bottom of the dutch oven is very popular. 1/4 inch of oil
is all that is needed and the flipping stick turns the pieces. Two
flipping sticks take the pieces out.
Roasting on a flat rock in the fire is basic and good. Roasting bread on a
flat rock and grubby boys messing with a fire is not a good combination.
Baking bread in a dutch oven is good - especially sweet breads such as
monkey breads or similar.
Letting bread rise in the 2 gallon ziplock in a sleeping bag over night
works. Be sure to be careful who gets picked as the dough warmer.
Steamed buns with jam or PB&J filling is popular and does not require much
effort.
I like a forked stick for roasting bread on a stick. Peel the bark and
wrap the bread around the fork. Dough string smaller than a mans little
finger is needed. Thicker pieces take a longer time to cook and are hard
to get correct. Want more, use a rock in the fire.
Here, in Southeast Alaska, wrap pieces of dough in skunk cabbage leaves and
roast on the edge of the fire.
Pizza in the dutch oven, or any variant is very popular with boys. Two
large dutch ovens will keep up with a patrol, and 3 might be better. Then
one is used to make cobbler for dessert.
The bottom of a canoe make a good kneading table for bread. It gets washed
the next day and is ready to use again when you make camp.
Practice many times in the backyard before doing a demonstration of skills.
Best wishes and happy camping
Ken Vaughan in Rainy Southeast Alaska