Campfire Bread on a Stick Recipe: A Family Tradition

Making this campfire bread on a stick recipe is a cherished outdoor tradition that brings families together around the warmth of an open fire. This authentic cooking method transforms simple ingredients into golden-brown, twisted bread that's crispy on the outside and perfectly tender inside. It's unbelievably delicious when eaten warm with melted butter!

Whether you're camping in the wilderness or enjoying a picnic or backyard cookout, these time-tested recipes will help you to create memorable outdoor treats that everyone will love. From classic stick bread to hearty corn bread and fluffy griddle cakes, and muffins, discover how easy it is to bake delicious treats in the great outdoors.

Campfire Bread on a Stick: From Stick Bread to Griddle Cakes

Ryzon Baking Book (1917)

Classic Campfire Bread on a Stick Recipe

8 level cupfuls (2 pounds) flour
4 tablespoonfuls (2 ounces) lard or drippings
2 level tablespoonfuls Ryzon baking powder
2 level teaspoonfuls salt
1 cupful (1/2 pint) milk
1 cupful (1/2 pint) water

Mix and sift flour, Ryzon (baking powder), and salt into a bowl or pan, add lard or drippings, rub them into the dry ingredients, add milk and water gradually, and mix to a dough that can be handled easily. The dough must be rather stiffer than for biscuits baked in a pan.

Have a good bed of coals and the usual two forked sticks to hold the cooking utensils. Take a green stick an inch or more in diameter, and wind the dough around it. Rest the ends on the two forked sticks, and turn frequently until brown and crisp on all sides.

Pull out the stick and the bread is ready for eating. Delicious warm with melted butter. Sufficient bread for eight to ten persons.

Campfire bread on a stick is one of the camper's delicacies. It's sometimes called twist bread or corkscrew bread. Fun to make!

Quick and Easy Campfire Skillet Bread

2 level cupfuls (1/2 pound) flour
4 level teaspoonfuls Ryzon baking powder
1 level teaspoonful salt
2 tablespoonfuls (1 ounce) lard or butter
1 cupful (1/2 pint) milk or water

Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together and sift into a bowl, add lard, and rub it in lightly with tips of fingers, then add water and mix well.

Grease a frying pan and turn in the batter, and bake very slowly over the fire or coals. Be sure to loosen from the pan with a thin knife as soon as a crust forms, so that it can be turned over and baked on other side. Sufficient bread for four persons.

Hearty Campfire Corn Bread

2 level cupfuls (1/2 pound) flour
2 level cupfuls (12 ounces) cornmeal
4 level teaspoonfuls Ryzon baking powder
1 level teaspoonful salt
1 level teaspoonful sugar
2 tablespoonfuls (1 ounce) lard or butter
2 eggs (or 2 level tablespoonfuls egg powder)
6 tablespoonfuls evaporated milk
1-1/2 cupfuls (3/4 pint) water

Mix flour and corn meal together, add baking powder, salt, sugar, lard or butter, melted, eggs (or egg powder) mixed with evaporated milk and water. Mix well and pour into a well-greased pan. Bake in a moderate oven (375°F) for forty minutes.

If the campers have NO OVEN, bake (in frying pan) same as Ryzon Camp Bread (above). Sufficient for eight to ten persons.

Delicious Outdoor Griddle Cakes

4 level cupfuls (1 pound) flour
4 level teaspoonfuls Ryzon baking powder
1 level teaspoonful salt
2 eggs (or 2 level tablespoonfuls egg powder)
1/2 cupful evaporated canned milk
1-1/2 cupfuls (3/4 pint) water
Butter and maple syrup

Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and eggs, and sift into a bowl, add evaporated milk, and water, and beat to a creamy batter. Do not have the batter thin. Fry in a hot frying pan, which has been greased with a piece of pork fat. Serve hot with butter and maple syrup.

Simple Campfire Pancakes and Muffins

2 level cupfuls (1/2 pound) flour
3 level tablespoonfuls Ryzon baking powder
1 level teaspoonful salt
2 cupfuls (1 pint) water

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl, add water gradually, then beat well. Pour from a pitcher onto a hot, greased griddle, or frying pan, if in camp, and turn when full of bubbles.

When brown, serve hot with butter and maple syrup or sugar. Sufficient for fifteen cakes. —Mrs. George Bancroft, Ann Arbor, MI

Perfect Outdoor Baking Recipes

These time-honored camping bread recipes have been bringing families together around campfires for generations. Whether you choose the fun of twisting dough around a stick or the convenience of skillet bread, these authentic recipes prove that delicious breads and baked goods don't require a modern kitchen.

The simple ingredients and traditional methods create unforgettable outdoor treats that taste even better when shared in the fesh air with family and friends. Give these recipes a try on your next picnic or outdoor adventure. Create your own camping memories!