Camp cooking recipes the kids can do

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Camp cooking recipes the kids can do

February 13, 2020by tabby

A camping getaway in the great outdoors can work wonders on the soul, but isn’t always as kind on the taste buds. Aleney de Winter discovers there’s no need to skimp on tasty food with these easy favourites that even the kids can make.

A camping getaway in the great outdoors can work wonders on the soul, but isn’t always as kind on the taste buds. Aleney de Winter discovers there’s no need to skimp on tasty food with these easy favourites that even the kids can make.

Apple pie French toast rolls

These delicious pan-cooked treats are perfect for using up stale bread.

Serves: 4

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Ingredients

8 slices stale white sandwich bread, crusts removed
1 can of apple pie filling
3 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Butter for frying

Method

Flatten out each slice of bread until quite thin.
Mix the sugar and cinnamon together on a flat plate and set aside.
Whisk the eggs and milk together in a bowl and set aside.
Add a line of apple pie filling to each slice of bread; roll up tightly.
In a pan, heat a generous dollop of butter at medium heat.
Dip the rolls into the egg until they are coated thoroughly, then place in pan seam-side down.
Cook and keep turning frequently until golden all over.
Remove and roll in sugar mix to serve

Tacos in a bag

For all the flavour without the mess, the kids will love these DIY taco treats.

Serves: 4

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Ingredients

4 small bags of cheese Doritos
400 grams beef mince
Taco seasoning
Small bag of grated cheese
A cup of shredded lettuce
A cup of diced tomato
A cup of diced avocado
Sour cream
Jalapenos (optional)

Method

Fry the mince until well cooked, then add taco seasoning.
Place all remaining ingredients in bowls.
Cut top off Doritos bags.
Spoon beef mixture and toppings of choice straight into the bag.
Enjoy!

Gimme s’more

Enjoy Aussie-inspired s’mores with a tasty twist!

Toasted marshmallows are a universally loved camping treat, but the s’more takes the flavour up a notch. Traditionally, the camping favourite has simply been a roasted marshmallow and a square of milk chocolate sandwiched between two Graham (wheat) crackers, but we like ours with a tasty Aussie twist.

The VoVo s’more

Try filling a couple of Arnott’s Nice biscuits with a coating of raspberry jam, a toasty marshmallow and a sprinkle of white chocolate chips and coconut for a campfire ode to the Iced Vovo.

The Tim Tam s’more

This one is as simple as sandwiching your toasted marshmallow between a couple of Tim Tams.

The Anzac s’more

Place a Caramello Koala and your toasted marshmallow between Anzac biscuits for a decadent treat.

Sabrina Fauda-Role’s cookies in a pan – Raspberry and almond cookie

Using a 25cm pan, serves six.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Resting: 15 minutes

Ingredients

The dough

75g plain (all-purpose) flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
75g ground almonds
60g sugar
100g salted butter
1 egg

The topping

80g raspberries
2 tablespoons flaked almonds

Method

In the pan, toast the flaked almonds for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Set aside on a plate.
Mix together the flour, baking powder, ground almonds and sugar. In the pan, melt the butter over a very low heat then, away from the heat, add the egg. Whisk vigorously.
Over a very low heat, add the dry ingredients, then continue to stir with the whisk until you have an even texture.
Smooth the surface and cook for 10 minutes, then press the raspberries into the dough and sprinkle the flaked almonds on top.
Cover and cook for a further 5 minutes. Allow to cool for 15 minutes with the lid on and away from the heat before serving.

This recipe is from Cookies in a Pan by Sabrina Fauda- Rôle, published by Hardie Grant Books (RRP $19.99) and available in stores nationally.

Sabrina Fauda-role's cookies in a pan - Raspberry and almond cookie — Raspberry and almond cookie by Sabrina Fauda-Role

This article originally appeared in Caravan & Camping with Kids magazine. To subscribe to the latest issue, click here.

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