Dutch Oven Pizza

Any good camping trip is going to involve a good fire. It's just a fact of camping. While campfires are great for keeping you warm, keeping bugs away (except moths, those poor fools), and providing light, they are great at cooking your meals as well. In fact, if you grew up as a scout of some kind, there is a very good chance that you have done a good bit of cooking over a fire using foil, sticks, grills and dutch ovens.

The dutch oven in particular is wonderful for cakes, cobblers, stews or - today - personal pizzas for you and your hungry campers. This Instructable will detail making pizza over coals in a dutch oven.

You will need:
- Pizza dough (in this case pre-made, tube stuff)
- Pizza sauce
- Toppings
- Cheese
- A dutch oven
- Coal
- Lighter fluid
- A spatula
- A clean, dry surface
- Soap
- A spoon

Step 1: Fire

Aah, fire. Without it, there is no Instrucable and, let's be honest, no entertainment while camping. If you have a fire going already, clear yourself some space in the middle and dump your coals in. The flames will get them going. If you are fireless, get your coals piled up in your fire pit and build yourself a good fire.

If you're hungry now, apply lighter fluid sparingly. You really don't need much, and your camera lens probably doesn't care for a little lick from the flames.

Once your coals start to gray nicely, spread them out. If you're using lump hardwood, those coals are going to get very, very hot. The flames should have died down by now. You're ready to cook.

Comments

[Orngrimm]

Heyhey!
I browsed by and read the instructable... It is OK, but what really catched my eye was the soap on the bottom of the "oven".
I use to cook quite a lot during trips and hikes...

Will this also help with aluminum-pots?
Cleaning them is always a bit hated, y'know? ;)

[kretzlord]

i want to try this method on a calzone, basically the same

[matmore74]

Very much so, Its all the same dough. Its what you put in it that makes it different.

[kayohh]

lol , dutch oven :P

[arredamento]

just want to try this with a Vegetarian receipt! thanks for sharing method!

[davijordan]

Love to make artisan bread in a dutch oven.