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I have a nice Lodge cast iron dutch oven that I haven't used much lately. In the past, I was really happy with the way it cooked. I'm looking for ideas/recipes to do in it. Anyone have any good ones?

I can't share any yet, but I got a Lodge cast iron dutch oven on clearance a couple months ago up at camp. Can't wait to try it. I'm looking forward to see what pops up here.

I thought this was going to be about farting under the blankets

Okay, y'all can do better than that, can't you?

I take mine to elk camp every fall. Just use the stove top(camp chef propane burner) but I usually do a pork shoulder roast with all the veges then a beef roast same way. Big hit! Use it at home too same way on the stove top low heat.

Upside Down Pineapple Cake :

1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 20 oz can unsweetened pineapple slices
1 can seedless maraschino cherries
3 eggs
1 box pineapple cake mix
1 1/4 cups juice from pineapple slices plus enough additional water
pecans if desired

pictures more or less follow this process ===> I prefer the Dutch Oven liners but can substitute aluminum foil, if foil, spray well with Pam .... melt butter ..... add brown sugar to thoroughly cover the bottom .... layer pineapple slices in the sugar .... add cherries and nuts .... mix batter using eggs and pineapple/water mixture and add it .... add coals and bake .... check after 20 minutes ... add coals as needed .... recheck .... lift aluminum liner out of oven and place it on a plate, place another plate over the bottom of the cake and turn it over .... talk about good

Wow, that looks really good!

Ditto! Ditto!

kind words appreciated .... the trick is to get it out of the Dutch Oven and turn it over without breaking the cake .... it helps to have 2 people to carefully lift the liner out of the oven and place it on a cutting board or other such flat surface .... place the glass bowl (for lack of a better term) that you can see in the picture .... with the cake between board and bowl, carefully but as quickly as possible flip it over .... with a little practice it works well

Where do they sell those liners?

ditto1958 wrote:Where do they sell those liners?

at larger Walmarts in the camping section .... https://www.walmart.com/ip/20-Diameter- ... r/20450311

also Bass Pro/Cabela's

they work wonders for Dutch ovens like slow cooker liners do crock pots .... makes cleanup much easier

Cool. Gotta look for some of those. When the weather warms up a bit, I need to get my oven out and cook some stuff in it.

Very basic recipe for the Dutch oven:

Turkey Chili
1 lb ground turkey
1 can black beans
1 can corn
1 can pinto beans
1 can diced tomatoes
1 packet of dry ranch dressing mix
1 packet taco seasoning
1 onion, diced

Heat a few teaspoons of olive oil in the Dutch oven and brown the onion (five minutes until brown)

Add the ground turkey and break up with wooden spoon while cooking turkey. Should cook through in four to five minutes.

After turkey is cooked, add all remaining ingredients (Undrained cans! Need the liquid)

Bring to a boil and then reduce to simmer for about 20 minutes until liquid thickens.

Serve with shredded cheddar or sour cream.

I just made this last night and it was great. Got the recipe from my mother in law. Feeds about four to six people.

JEBar wrote:

ditto1958 wrote:Where do they sell those liners?

at larger Walmarts in the camping section .... https://www.walmart.com/ip/20-Diameter- ... r/20450311

also Bass Pro/Cabela's they work wonders for Dutch ovens like slow cooker liners do crock pots .... makes cleanup much easier

we continue to use Lodge Cast Iron Parchment Paper Dutch Oven Liners (link above) .... they are great for baking but not so much when frying is involved .... while looking for a replacement storage bag for our 12 qt Lodge Dutch Oven, I found Disposable Foil Dutch Oven Liners .... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052 ... UTF8&psc=1 .... we have a pack on order and are really looking forward to using them .... we have a camping breakfast recipe ===>http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 089#p48089 <=== that we are looking forward to fixing in our Dutch Oven .... we believe these aluminum liners should allow us to do all steps in such recipes in the Lodge

we are camping with our club and today we made another Upside-down Pineapple Cake in our Dutch Oven .... really looking forward to sampling it tomorrow

JEBar wrote:we are camping with our club and today we made another Upside-down Pineapple Cake in our Dutch Oven .... really looking forward to sampling it tomorrow

Tomorrow!? Why aren’t you sampling it today? Torture. Pure torture.

we've tried cutting and serving with ice cream or butter while hot and it is OK but we've learned that this cake is best when given a chance to sit overnight .... the pineapple juices have time to soak in evenly, that really seems to accentuate the taste

Here's a good simple cheese bread recipe.
3 cups of bread flour
1 3/4 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp yeast
1 1/2 cups of water
1/4 cup of shredded cheese

Mix all the fixing in a bowl. Cover and let rise for 8 hours.
Bake at 400 for 30 minutes, remove Dutch oven lid and continue baking for 10 minues.