The barbecue is a powerful cooking device many people seem to underestimate. There is so much more to barbecue than the regular sausages and ribs. Why not try and bake some bread? This recipe for wholemeal barbecue bread is just one of the many possibilities for baking on a BBQ. For this version you don’t even need a lid on your BBQ since the dutch oven we’re using creates a mini oven upon your grill. Or why not try this on an open campfire?Â
Most of you following this blog might have noticed my preference for cooking from scratch. I’ve made some bread recipes before like these BBQ Buns and these delicious breakfast buns with egg inside. As you can see in the first recipe it’s possible to bake some bread on the grid but there are more possibilities I want to explore. I’ve used the baking stone before I started blogging and got some pretty good results. One day I came across the Dutch Oven Madness blog and got in touch with the idea to use my dutchoven in the baking process.
Barbecue bread recipe:
For this recipe I’ve been experimenting with a regular bread dough and tried with little adjustments to optimize the taste and structure. I’ve been through some good ideas but this one’s our favorite up till now. I replaced the regular oil by mushroom infused oil and added some coconut sugar and sesame oil. The Coconut sugar is replacable by other sugars but should be healthier according my wife. The infused oils lead to a slightly fuller flavor.
Baking the bread in the dutch oven was a great way to use the waste heat after you’ve grilled your favorite meal. The preparation is not different from baking in the oven. This way it’s perfect for campground breakfast. You could perfectly bake your bread while enjoying the campfire the night before. I closed the dutch oven during the whole baking process. It brings a tasteful crust. Yet my mother in law told me she removes the lid and puts her bread back in the oven for another ten minutes afterwards to enhance the crust. I haven’t tested this way but I guess I shouldn’t doubt her experience. Even more… You shouldn’t either 😉 Moreover I found this interesting read that confirms her advice.
Do you have hints or recipes your mother in law adviced you with? Please share them in comments below. They turn out good! At least her daughter did 😉
Ingredients
- 500 gr. wholemeal flour
- 280 gr. water
- 7 gr. mushroom infused oil
- 3 gr. sesame oil
- 5 gr. dried yeast
- 8 gr. salt
- 10 gr. coconut sugar
Instructions
1. Take a big bowl and add the ingredients to the bowl. Start with the dried yeast and end with the salt and water. This way you prevent the salt from breaking down the yeast.
2. Knead the dough until it stops being sticky. Add some flour if needed.
3. Put the dough aside covered under a wet towel at room temperature and leave to rise for about an hour.
4. Knead the dough for a second time and put aside for another 40 minutes. Meanwhile you can start your fire at about 180°C/350°F (if needed).
5. The dough is ready when it no longer springs back after you softly poked it with your finger. Now you carefully shape the bread.
6. Place the bread in an oiled preheated dutch oven and bake for about 40 minutes. The bread is ready when it gives a hollow sound when knocking on it's bottom.
7. Remove the lid and cook for another 10 minutes. This free hint comes from my mother in law 😉
8. Have a tasteful breakfast
This is so interesting! I have wanted to know it it was possible to bake bread in a Dutch oven. Thank you!
You’re welcome! Good luck! Please ask if something isn’t clear 😉
I love cooking on the grill, but bread would be a first for me! Also, think your mother-in-law is right, which is the way it should be 🙂
Stt… don’t say it too loud… She would love it to much… I might have unapproved this comment but that wouldn’t be fair? Or would it? 😉
thanks for taking the time to comment!
Btw: don’t hesitate to do so! it’s fun!
You’re speaking my language right now. I love cooking/baking in my dutch oven. So much so that I decided to do it for eight straight days for 6 hungry elk hunters a couple of years ago. I wouldn’t suggest doing that anytime soon, but I got lots of practice. Your bread looks AMAZING!
I have always want to try to make bread this way! After seeing this, I’m ready to go for it. Fun!
You go! Please let me know how it went (or if you have some questions 😉 )
I keep saying I need to start making my own bread and for some reason I never do. This looks incredible – the crust looks so perfect! Well done!
Don’t postpone your first try! It’s not that hard as it looks and it’s an exciting project! Hard to wait till you can taste but that only leads to more joy 🙂
I have a friend who swears by this bread-baking method. I like your writing style, man.
Thanks man!
I can understand he does 😉 I’ll test some other methods too but this was a good start 🙂
[…] en rijzen en probeer ook eens een zuurdesembrood. Geef de vakantie een educatief tintje. Bron: Barbecue bread in the dutch oven – BBQ Bastard Stokbroodjes (reep deeg om een stok gedraaid boven het kampvuur bakken) blijven natuurlijk ook […]