Snobrød (Camp Fire Bread)
This simple white bread is cooked over a fire, which makes it super crispy on the outside and deliciously fluffy on the inside. The amazing campfire flavor makes it the perfect recipe for a summer afternoon or evening by the fire!
Ingredients
- 2 tsp instant yeast (2.5 tsp active dry yeast, 17.5g fresh yeast)
- 100 ml (a little under 1/2 cup) milk
- 100 ml (a little under 1/2 cup) water
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 28 grams (2 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted
- 400 grams (3 1/4 cups) all-purpose or bread flour
Instructions
- If using instant yeast – add the yeast, milk, and water to a bowl and whisk to combine. Then add the rest of the ingredients (sugar, salt, butter, flour) and stir together with a wooden spoon. Once a dough starts to form, you can start kneading.
- If using active dry yeast or fresh yeast – Heat up the milk and water, either in the microwave or in a saucepan, until it is “fingervarm” (finger warm), meaning it should feel warm to the touch but not hot. Add the yeast and stir to dissolve. Let it rest 5-10 minutes until it begins to froth and bubble a little bit. Then, add the rest of the ingredients (sugar, salt, butter, flour) and stir together with a wooden spoon. Once a dough starts to form, you can start kneading.
- Knead for 10-12 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. Cover the bowl with a damp towel or cling film.
- Cover and let the dough proof for about 1.5 hours, or until doubled in size. In the meantime, sharpen some sticks to use to cook the bread over the campfire.
- Once the dough has risen, divide it into 8 equal pieces.
- Take a piece, stretch it into a long log, and wrap it around the end of a sharpened stick.
- Start from the top of the stick and wrap the dough around it, tucking in each end.
- Then, hold the stick over the fire, rotating every once in a while so that the bread is cooked evenly.
- Once the dough has a lovely golden and crisp exterior, you can either eat it (carefully) off the stick or pull it off so you end up with a little twisted bread. To pull the bread off the stick, just grab hold of it and twist (carefully, as it will be very hot), and the bread should come off the stick pretty easily. Enjoy with ketchup, jam, or whatever toppings you like!