OAC members cooking snobrod over a campfire
Since it's been chilly outside (and getting dark so early), our Outdoor Adventure Club members have been taking advantage of prime campfire cooking weather. During their December campout, they had fun roasting hotdogs and s'mores. A classic campfire move.
As wonderful as hotdogs and s'mores are, they do get old eventually. So, the OAC members are branching out. This past Friday, they took a shot at making Snobrød. As you might expect of this group: they did great!
If you've never heard of Snobrød, you're not alone. It doesn't often make the rotation in basic campfire food, but it should. It's easy, yummy, and fun to make with a group.
What is Snobrød?
Snobrød is a style of Danish bread cooked on a stick over a fire. It ends up looking like a bread twist, and you can either eat it as-is or mix it up with your own flavor preferences.
You can try making it with a big fire, but it's best to cook it low and slow over the embers. It takes about 10 minutes to cook, and you should end up with a delicious snack. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, Snobrød is a great campfire comfort food.
How to make Snobrød
Ingredients
Before getting to your campsite -or wherever you're making your campfire- gather all of the ingredients. For 6-8 Snobrød, you'll need:
500 grams of flour
25 grams of yeast
3 cups of water
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of sugar
A little butter or olive oil
Of course, remember to bring a bowl to make the dough in as well.
“The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight.”
– M.F.K. Fischer
Directions
Once you get to your campfire spot, make sure you've got a good prep surface. We find that a sanitized picnic table works well for prepping the Snobrød.
If you've got a big group (like a whole Outdoor Adventure Club), you can break your group into 3 jobs: fire tenders, stick collectors, and bread makers.
Get the fire tenders rolling on building the campfire. Since the fire is the only real safety hazard here, make sure you have responsible fire tenders, adult supervision, and the usual methods of keeping the fire contained.
Send the stick collectors out to collect sticks. These sticks should be a little sturdier than what you'd use to roast hotdogs or s'mores. Tell them to find sticks that are at least as big around as their thumb. Once they get back with the sticks, have the stick-preppers sanitize their bounty, then grease the sticks with butter/oil.
The bread makers can get started making the dough.
Dissolve the yeast in the water
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix it all together
Knead the dough for 5-ish minutes
Let the dough sit for about an hour while it rises
While the dough is sitting and rising, you can get the fire going, finish prepping the sticks with oil/butter, and generally enjoy each other's company around the campfire. When you're about 45 minutes in, start letting the campfire dwindle to coals. If your fire is too hot while you cook the Snobrød, you'll end up with a charred outside and doughy inside. Coals are best for cooking this delicious treat.
Once your dough has risen, it's time to form the bread!
Making dough snakes
Divide the dough into balls (1 for each person). Sprinkle some flour on your prep surface so the dough doesn't stick to the surface. Then start rolling the dough balls into snakes – just like kids do with PlayDoh.
Once you've all got your dough snakes, wrap them around the oily end of your stick. It should look a little like a twisty corndog. Spread a little bit of butter/oil on the outside if you would like it to glisten.
Then sit by the fire and get comfy – you'll be there a while. It takes about 10 minutes to fully cook Snobrød. Slowly rotate the dough over the coals so that it cooks evenly on all sides. Don't rush it! This is a great time to keep the conversation going and bond around the fire.
Once the bread is browned and crispy, remove it from the stick and let it cool off. Then you can either eat it as-is or dip it in anything other condiments you brought with you.
You can always add to your Snobrød recipe as well. Some people like to make it savory by adding garlic and parmesan cheese. Others like to make it sweet with some cinnamon and sugar. There are a lot of ways you can tweak this recipe to create a fun cooking experience for your group. Enjoy!
To learn more about our Outdoor Adventure Club for GNO public high school students, contact us at: info@loopnola.org
