Post by refrigerator on Jul 31, 2005 9:17:52 GMT -5
HOT COBBLER FROM DEHYDRATED FRUIT
The following recipe won a 4th place finish in the 2003 Titanium Chef Backpacking Cooking Contest held this year in the Cumberland Gap National Park on October 11, 2003:
At home:
Put in a snack sized ziplock bag:
- 4 ounces chopped dried peaches or 4 oz. dried sour cherries or 3 ounces chopped dried apples with 2 tablespoons of walnut chips
Put in a second snack sized ziplock bag:
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla powder
Put in a 3rd ziplock bag:
1/3 box yellow cake mix
Bring:
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 12 inch square of aluminum foil
On the Trail:
Rehydrate fruit by pouring 8 ounces of boiling water into the bag of dried fruit and let it sit for an hour. Put rehydrated fruit in an 8 inch teflon thick aluminum skillet and stir in the second ziplock bag of sugars and spices. Sprinkle the yellow cake mix on top. Do not stir the cake mix. Cover tightly with a square of aluminum foil. Simmer over a one burner sove at its lowest setting for 15 minutes. Let it cool 5 to 10 minutes before eating. Serves four people.
If you use a campfire, place a few coals underneath at the start and refresh with a couple hot coals after about 8 minutes to just a simmer and have the heat from the fire reflect off the top to the aluminum foil. Rotate the pan once or twice during the cooking to spread the heat. After 10 to 12 minutes, remove from the fire and lift up one corner of the aluminum foil to peak. Tilt the pan. If the entire mixture slides, recover and return to the fire for three more minutes and check it again. If the mixture doesn't slide but is bubbling, and the top is browned to perfection, it is done. If at anytime you smell burning, remove from the heat as it is done and the sugars will start to caramelize too much.