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To be specific, in a zebra billy. I have baked in a lot of cookware. Both stuff intended for that (like dutch ovens and such) and stuff not so much intended for it (like nesting two pots, or using foil in a canteen cup, etc). But, I have only owned the zebra style billy's for about a year.
I started with a 12 cm one and have used it all the time. I recently got a 16cm from Ben's Backwoods.
Actually, I got both billy's from Ben
Anyway, I have used the 12cm lots. Rice, beans, mac and cheese for the kiddies, etc. But I have never used the insert thing, and obviously the 16cm is new.
The insert can obviously be used as a skillet with a set of pot grippers. But today, I decided to try and bake in it.
What I put in there was chocolate chip muffin mix. The equivalent of 6 muffins worth seemed to be about the right size for the billy insert. I was going to make cornbread, but the kids and I already made lunch on the fire early today and by the time we got around to baking this, muffins seemed like a better snack
I actually put about an inch of water in the billy, for a couple reasons. But mainly because I wanted it to regulate the heat. With kids, losing track of time can be an easy thing, and I didn't want to burn things.
We let the fire die down.
And we cooked it like shown in the first picture.
The result.
I have to admit, the top did not brown as much as I would like. I am guessing mostly because the shape of the lid did not allow for much coal placement. But, more than good enough for camp cooking :thumbup: Notice a little bit of ash in there
The lid on the zebra's is a different animal to learn to control. Obviously, I haven't got the hang of it yet.
Not only have I not baked in this billy before, but I have not used the water method like this either. Even though the top was not as brown as I would of liked, the cupcake/cake turned out awesome. It turned out really fluffy and moist.
We will definitely be doing this again.
B
I started with a 12 cm one and have used it all the time. I recently got a 16cm from Ben's Backwoods.
Actually, I got both billy's from Ben
Anyway, I have used the 12cm lots. Rice, beans, mac and cheese for the kiddies, etc. But I have never used the insert thing, and obviously the 16cm is new.
The insert can obviously be used as a skillet with a set of pot grippers. But today, I decided to try and bake in it.
What I put in there was chocolate chip muffin mix. The equivalent of 6 muffins worth seemed to be about the right size for the billy insert. I was going to make cornbread, but the kids and I already made lunch on the fire early today and by the time we got around to baking this, muffins seemed like a better snack
I actually put about an inch of water in the billy, for a couple reasons. But mainly because I wanted it to regulate the heat. With kids, losing track of time can be an easy thing, and I didn't want to burn things.
We let the fire die down.
And we cooked it like shown in the first picture.
The result.
I have to admit, the top did not brown as much as I would like. I am guessing mostly because the shape of the lid did not allow for much coal placement. But, more than good enough for camp cooking :thumbup: Notice a little bit of ash in there
The lid on the zebra's is a different animal to learn to control. Obviously, I haven't got the hang of it yet.Not only have I not baked in this billy before, but I have not used the water method like this either. Even though the top was not as brown as I would of liked, the cupcake/cake turned out awesome. It turned out really fluffy and moist.
We will definitely be doing this again.
B
