Thanksgiving Camping Cobbler + bonus!

This recipe is delicious. I tried it a few months back while out camping. Word on the street is that this is an old boy scout recipe. I pulled this exact recipe from about.com, but we made it the same way. About.com also mentions the boy scout roots.

What ya need:

• 2 cups Bisquick
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• cinnamon, to taste
• 2 large cans of fruit of fruit filling (about 29 oz.) - I like blueberry or blackberry
• 12-quart Dutch Oven
• heavy duty aluminum foil
• bed of hot coals

Use the aluminum foil to line the Dutch oven, and put it on the coals for 10-15 minutes to preheat. Mix all ingredients except for fruit. Take Dutch oven off of coals and pour in fruit (draining if necessary). Pour batter over top of fruit. Add cinnamon on top, if desired. Put lid on Dutch oven and place back on coals. Place about 8 pieces of coal on the bottom of the oven and 13-15 on top. Bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown on top. Remove from coals and crack lid to allow it to cool. You can use a toothpick to check if the cobbler is done. This is about it. It is also great with ice cream…but seriously, what isn’t?

I also wanted to include a recipe for green bean casserole, just because it is way easy and one of my favorite things to make and take places. I am usually in charge of it for thanksgiving meals around the Emile household.

What ya need:

• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 2 cans of cut green beans
• 1 & 1/3 cups french fried onions
• 1 & 1/2 quart casserole dish

Ready…don’t blink or you will miss how easy it is. Open the cans and drain the green beans. Pour all the ingredients except for 2/3 cup onions into the casserole dish. Mix and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes take it out and top with the rest of the onions. Bake for five more minutes.

Done!

2 comments November 21st, 2007