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Backpacker Magazine – January 2011
Reader Recipe: Warm Apple Crescents
A yummy desert or breakfast cooked over the campfire.
Warm Apple Crescents (Photo by Justin Bailie)
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“Just like Mom used to make,” says one editor of this simple, not-too-sweet pastry that’s perfect for breakfast or dinner.
Chef Alex Zic, Bronx, NY
Cooking secret “Rub a bar of soap on the outside of a pot to protect it from burning over an open fire. The soot sticks to the soap, which wipes off. Keeps troop gear looking new.”
1 tube of store-bought crescent rolls
1 can apple-pie filling
1 package crushed walnuts or almonds
Aluminum foil
At home
Empty apple-pie filling into a zip-top bag and double-bag it.
In camp
Crescent dough typically comes packaged as six attached triangles. Separate triangles two at a time so you have three crescents total. Place filling and nuts onto the crescents, and roll them up. For each, create foil pouches that cover the dough; place them in coals near the fire’s edge (not directly in flames). Flip after three minutes, bake for about three more minutes (until golden), then unwrap and enjoy. Serves 3.
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READERS COMMENTS
these are great, however we used 2 cans of dough for 4people & it took 3 min PER SIDE, as in 6 sides =18 min to cook. just an FYI. otherwise great!
Tried this on the Appalachian Trail camping with my daughter a couple weeks ago. Its a bit tricky to get the fire just right since they burned and stuck to the foil. Works great at home in the oven though...
Tried this using a fresh apple (one large apple was enough for four pies), dried cranberries, and cinnamon-allspice-sugar mix sprinkled both on the filling and over the top crust prior to wrapping in foil. Turned out perfect, an over-the-top camp dessert.
Thank you so much. I love cooking over a wood fire. That soap trick will be priceless. Great recipe too.
I just made these at home in the oven, 500° for 13 min. Flip half way thru., They tasted great.
Looks good I bet they would work great in a Backpacker Oven! YUM!!!
Looks good I bet they would work great in a Backpacker Oven! YUM!!!
OK, I missed the bag part!
A CAN of pie filling???
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