INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. dried buttermilk powder
1-1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup water
In a large bowl, rub the margarine or butter into the flour, buttermilk powder, cream of tartar and baking soda until it resembles a coarse meal. Store the mixture in a sealable plastic bag labeled Camp Dough. Write "Add 1 cup water" on the bag. When you are ready to mix up the dough, pour the water into the bag, stir (be sure you do not add too much or overmix) and bake. The dry mix travels well for about three days unless you are in a very hot and humid climate. Makes 2-1/2 cups.
For Snakes on a Stick: Use a dowl that is aboutabout 2 feet long and 1/2 inch in diameter as a roasting stick. Mix the dough and pull off a clump the size of a child's fist. Roll the dough into a long, thin snake shape. (Thin dough cooks easiest). Carefully twist and wrap it around the peeled end of the stick and pinch the dough ends so the snake doesn't fall off the stick. Roast it over the fire until brown and cooked through, then slip it off the stick to eat. This is delicious topped with butter and jam. Makes 1 serving.
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For Campfire Grilled Logs: Flatten a fist-size piece of dough into a rectangle that is large enough to cover the a piece of string cheese and about 1/4 inch thick. Roll the dough around the string cheese and seal tightly. Wrap the log in a buttered, double thickness of aluminum foil and place it on the coals or grill. With a pair of tongs, rotate the package until the dough is cooked on all sides (about 12 to 18 minutes). Unwrap and dip in mustard or ketchup. Makes 1 serving. There is an easier adaption to this recipe.nPurchase ready-made biscuit dough and wrap the stick with one biscuit. Brown over coals and carefully remove from stick. Roll in melted butter and then roll in sugar and cinnamon. Use wooden dowels wraped at the end and up further to keep from burning. Fill the campfire biscuits with jam or a little butter and honey. They would work with the wire campfire rosting sticks because they need something thicker in the center.
