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marsonite	09/08/2015 07:38PM   I had some success on my recent Wabakimi trip baking bread. I think this setup could be used for other baked items as well, though I didn't try it. My basic setup is a cheap non stick pan I got from Target, and a 12" aluminum stock pot lid I got off of Amazon. I removed the handle so I could bake with the lid upside down and allow more room for rising bread. To bake, I built a large, dense fire. Hardwood would be nice but I had success with pine as well. You just have shorter window of usable coals. After the fire has burned down some, scrape most of the embers onto the lid. You want most of the fire on top. Set the frying pan on a few coals, and with pliers or hotpads move the lid onto the pan. For bread, I used 3 cups flour, 1 packet instant yeast, 1 1/2 t salt, and 1 1/2 cups water. Mix it into a sticky dough. No need to knead. Press it into a flat loaf in the pan (grease the pan well) and keep it warm for an hour or two. I had my best luck in the sun inside a two gallon ziplock bag but I also once kept it near the fire for an hour with the lid on before actually baking so it could rise. After it has hopefully doubled in size, you can do the fire thing. I gave it a half an hour of baking. You really want a nice big fire. The bread was just delicious.
butthead	09/09/2015 09:20AM   Just about any pot and lid combo will work that way. I regularly use an Alpine Pot Set for baking, kind of mini Dutch Oven the lids fit tight upside down and make perfect place to stack coals/embers. butthead
OldFingers57	09/09/2015 07:53AM   Basically that is how the NOLS people bake. They use a Fry Bake Pan Fry Bake Pan
marsonite	09/09/2015 05:41PM   Yeah, obviously coals on the lid isn't a new idea. Actually I considered my MSR pot but it has a little rubber handle for the lid. Plus it lacked the capacity for a large loaf of bread which can be saved for lunches. The Frybake is cool but 60 bucks is more than I'm willing to pay. I carry the fry pan anyway, and the lid was something around 10 bucks.
OldFingers57	09/10/2015 06:20AM   quote marsonite: "Yeah, obviously coals on the lid isn't a new idea. Actually I considered my MSR pot but it has a little rubber handle for the lid. Plus it lacked the capacity for a large loaf of bread which can be saved for lunches. The Frybake is cool but 60 bucks is more than I'm willing to pay. I carry the fry pan anyway, and the lid was something around 10 bucks. " You can buy just the Fry Bake lid to fit a pan that you have.
OldFingers57	09/10/2015 06:21AM   We used to cook this way in Scouts using 3 aluminum pie pans. you take two and put them bottom to bottom and drill a hole thru the center of each. Then attach a small bole thru them with a wing nut so they are still bottom to bottom. That is the lid and will hold the coals in place and then use the third pan as the pan to cook in. Cheap and easy to use.
Frenchy19	10/10/2015 09:51AM   quote butthead: "Just about any pot and lid combo will work that way. I regularly use an Alpine Pot Set for baking, kind of mini Dutch Oven the lids fit tight upside down and make perfect place to stack coals/embers. butthead " Ditto. This is how I make pizza.