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Nov 30, 2010 at 8:12 am #1669327
Mike C! are those paper cups?
Nov 30, 2010 at 8:16 am #1669329Thanks much for the info. I'm going to have to try this on my next trip!
Nov 30, 2010 at 8:18 am #1669330When I use parchment paper I usually grab the Reynolds brand. Works great.
Nov 30, 2010 at 8:24 am #1669333Sarah is right, Reynolds works great. I'm currently using Publix store brand, so far it's working for me.
Nov 30, 2010 at 9:04 am #1669346MYOG foil "pan" that floats on the simmering water.
Nov 30, 2010 at 10:39 am #1669360JJ….I love Publix! Whenever I am in Florida I go shopping ;-)
Dec 1, 2010 at 9:23 am #1669754Well, paper cups! Now why didn't I think of that? Much easier than parchment. Great idea Mike C! They could be doubled to make them a little sturdier.
Dec 1, 2010 at 1:11 pm #1669835I can see using paper cups as long as you're using a pot and have room for more than one cup. In my case I use a mug with room for only one cup. Also, I would think packing paper cups might be a bit of a hassle in preventing them from getting crushed, not that odd shaped muffins taste any different.
For my style of backpacking I'll stick with parchment, it packs flat and I can bake one large muffin (equals two or close to it) rather than one small one with the same amount of fuel, and I already know I can use the same pieces of parchment for two or three bakings and no pleats for crumbs to stick in.
It all comes down to personal choice and what works best for each.
Dec 1, 2010 at 1:14 pm #1669838do any of you have a recipe for a brownie mix that ONLY needs water?
Dec 1, 2010 at 1:32 pm #1669848My brownie recipe uses 1/3 cup of butter and a teeny bit of water (a few tablespoons). Butter helps keep the calories up. I can post it if you'd like to attempt making it without the butter.
Dec 1, 2010 at 1:36 pm #1669854Laurie, thank you, I can't have butter :( but others might appreciate you posting your recipe
I think I'll do a little experimenting with brownie mix in the box, just leave out the eggs.
Dec 1, 2010 at 2:08 pm #1669868When I am doing camp-style steam baking, I leave out about half of the water from a standard snack bread mix. That seems to work for muffins and anything that size.
If a recipe calls for eggs, I use either powdered egg whites or no eggs at all.
If a recipe calls for butter, I use either butter-flavored substitute, olive oil, canola oil, or some combination thereof.
–B.G.–
Dec 1, 2010 at 3:00 pm #1669886If you steam bake brownies you don't need the eggs and yep, as Bob points out, you can swap in oil for butter. It isn't like baking – it less of a science and more forgiving.
An easy brownie to make I might add is No-Pudge brand which don't need oil or eggs to work – applesauce works even.
Dec 1, 2010 at 3:21 pm #1669892JJ eggs are generally needed to help the ingredients rise and bind properly. That said you can make an egg free egg replacer quite easily…
I'll pull the recipe from my files later tonight or tomorrow and post it. It may very well work without the butter and I do know that applesauce, as Sarah suggested, will replace butter quite nicely if that helps.
Dec 1, 2010 at 4:07 pm #1669917Though personally I find that baby bananas or prunes tastes better than applesauce when I bake at home.
But on steam baking….it is highly forgiving and less fat can actually be a good thing – and it always tastes good when on the trail!
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