Dave,

Requires 2 frying pans, one a little smaller than the other (like I said earlier posts - we travel a little heavy, but we like to make a big deal out of meals).

Mix the batter just as you would for bisquits at home. I ususally cut the package directions from the box and put them in the ziploc with the dry mix.

Put about an inch of water in the bottom (larger) frying pan.
Drop the batter into the top (smaller) frying pan. A few squirts of "margarine in a bottle" or frying spray helps.
Nest the smaller fry pan into the water filled larger pan.
Cover the top with the larger pan's lid or aluminum foil.
Steam about 10 minutes or so (depends on intensity of fire or camp stove). Turn them like a pancake if you think they need it.
Butter and eat, or drop into stews as "dumplings".

We've not tried a bakepacker, but we have tried a "reflector oven" made from branches and aluminum foil (found the design in one of Cal Rutstrum's books). Oven results worked, but took an eternity.

Posted by Skip Guyer on February 20, 2000 at 09:39