Coffee Can Campfire Bread

by Camper in MA
(Central MA)

1 lb bread dough
5 tablespoons butter or cooking spray

1 small coffee can
1 large coffee can


Grease and coat the small coffee can liberally with the butter or cooking spray.

Place dough in the small can and cover with foil. Place in warm area, perhaps on the ashes of the outskirts of a campfire until dough rises, until almost doubled in volume.

Line the bottom of the large can with about 1 or 2 inchs of pebbles, small rocks or sand to keep the bread from burning on the bottom. Set the small can inside the large one (remove the foil from the small can), making sure the sides don't touch, and then insert the large can into the coals, burying about two or three inches of the bottom. Cover the entire top with foil and poke a few holes to allow air. Check by lifting foil in about 40 to 50 minutes. Bread is done when brown on top.

Feel free to experiment with different kinds of bread dough.