Survival Bread Sticks: A Camp Fire Favorite

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[@richardcodling4661]

This is what I love most about bushcraft. All over the world people are doing the same thing and creating the same memories for the next generation of young bushcrafters. Regardless of what language we speak, we're all connected. Happy trails every one❤️.

[@MrFmiller]

I’ve always used dry complete pancake mix. It has leavening ingredients as well as powdered milk. A favorite for the kids was add a small amount of sugar or very lightly drizzle with honey just after it’s browning, The honey soaks in and browns up. Each kid got their own stick so there’s really no mess. They love to participate, and learn patience. It requires supervision and attention. They enjoy that too and learning many things in the process.

[@mitch5077]

So you would make it like a dough right?. I like that idea cause I canned a bunch of Complete Pancake Mix, I be practicing! Thank You

[@bartspaan118]

Here in Norway they call it "pinnebrød" which literally means "stickbread". Good video, really liked it!!

[@peterpauli6282]

Pinnebrød er godt

[@afternoobtea914]

And in Sweden it is "pinnbröd". Every kid do it by the fire (adults too ofc).

[@samyheadshot]

In germany its called Stockbrot which also means stick bread

[@steffenskamriisandreasen6308]

In Danmark we call it snobrød, becase you sno (twist) the doh around the stik🙂

[@nobodxy]

In Austria its called "Stecken-Brot" or "Steckal-Brot"(in some regional dialects) both mean the same thing literally Stick-bread

[@alexandergutfeldt1144]

When I was a kid we would play out in the woods in summer. Sometimes we would bring flower, water, soda and salt and bake 'schlangenbrot', literally 'snakebread', just like you showed here. Ambrosia ... even better together with Servelat (Swiss National Sausage) and fire rosted corn cobs, 'liberated' from a near by field ...

[@raphaeleigenmann7718]

Haben wir in der Pfadi auch gemacht!

[@flash_flood_area]

Interesting. My grandparents were from Switzerland. I wonder if they ate that.

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

Stockbrot. I could never get it quite right. I will try his version. :-)

[@VikOlliver]

"Liberating" Maize war ein großer Teil der Ehrfahrung!

[@trishna_6815]

In Australia we'd do this 'damper' except put it right at end, covering the the end of stick. Then when you pull it off you've got a little pocket, which you can put butter and golden syrup into - delicious!

[@carmineredd1198]

do you get your bread pudding mix from the donniker

[@trishna_6815]

@@carmineredd1198 I don't know what the donniker is? Basic damper is just SR flour, milk/water, a pinch of salt, mix it with a knife. You can mix butter to breadcrumb consistency at start if you wanna get fancy, but not required.

[@carmineredd1198]

@@trishna_6815 you're an Aussie and donnae know what a donniker is ? blimey mate it's a bleeding outhouse

[@trishna_6815]

@@carmineredd1198 haha, I think you've been misinformed! I see it is listed as a definition in urban dictionary, pretty sure someone's just having a laugh. I see a lot of supposed 'aussie slang' from my international students that has never once been used in Australia

[@JaimeeL901]

@@carmineredd1198 I've never heard of a donniker, and I am also Australian.

[@nairbvel]

If you want it to be less bland, a *LITTLE* bit of salt mixed in (when first adding the water) can go a long way! :-)

[@johnw3736]

Exactly what I was thinking! I always keep a bit of salt in my kit

[@davidcarothers3311]

Yes Indeed!!

[@anonymousbosch9265]

I add powdered milk, salt, butter to my bannock bread

[@Anonymous-is1iv]

Bring the salt when SHTF or else no Stick bread for you then.. ._.

[@4449John]

Goya Adobo in the flour, like using salt, but a better bit of taste too. Similar to season salt.

[@mrwes100]

Add a hotdog, then wrap with the dough - boom! Pigs in a blanket. 👍

[@randomgrinn]

Yes, must eat cow testicles, lips and tails.

[@jakeblanton6853]

@@randomgrinn -- There's a lot of things that we eat that we probably would prefer to not know how it was made or handled before it gets to our plate... I've seen the "safe food handling" practices at some restaurants and let's just say, it is one of the reasons why I prefer to cook my own food... Not that the grocery stores are necessarily better... I saw one grocery store (which supplies a lot of food for the local Asian restaurants) where the workers were throwing the frozen meat onto the floor to break it apart so that it could be sold... The concept of "food safety" is just alien to some people...

[@sylvesterstewart868]

@@randomgrinn Nathan's are literally tube steak.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

mrwes100 yummy!

[@RaptorJesus]

@@randomgrinn I mean, beef tail/ox tail is pretty fuckin' good on its own, I dunno what you're complaining about.

[@lighttraveler7514]

Memories flowing from 6th grade outdoor school in Oregon, 46 years ago. We did that over fires on a day hike. I still remember it being some of the best bread I have ever tasted. Thanks Dan!

[@raptorone7327]

Great video, thanks for this. Only thing I would add is we were always told to take the bark off any stick we used for cooking just in case anything nasty was on its surface. Enjoyed the other cooking suggestions as well 👍

[@aelsic]

I’m glad you started with the most basic form of bannock, that’s why I enjoy your content.

[@greyscout01]

Being an old-timer I remember it as Bannock. Simple, good eats.

[@Brenjen67]

Bannock is what I call any water/flour mix cooked directly over the campfire, whether ash cakes or stick wrapped or fried.

[@christopherlawley1842]

Don't let it burn. I'll get me coat.

[@boudhanotdead8855]

Love to see, from all the answers, that it is an aspect of life in the woods that is shared in many countries. Thanks all for sharing your local version of the thing. To @ Coalcracker Bushcraft : more recipes in the woods please!

[@willyfarr]

Great vid. Brings back old memories. We made this at Boy Scout camp in 1963. We used Bisquick. I still keep some in my pack.

[@Ronparks1378]

I did this in scouts too back in the 60s. We called it twist.

[@oneprinceofamber1]

I love these types of videos. My Grandma (depression era) had these kind of skills and taught them to me when I was a kid.

[@mattw7949]

Back when I was younger and did a fair amount of backpacking, I used to premix some bread, less the water. Flour, salt, soda... mix up on the trail and cook. Bread is always good for the soul.

[@guycalgary7800]

If you are a canadian of a certain age you might remember a native father and son on sesame street making these. They put jam on them after they were made . Looked so delicious

[@Juhani139]

In south africa we call it "stokbrood", stick bread. I remember we as kids got the dough from the grown ups, ran to get appropriate sticks, cooked it over the fire like smores, pulled the stick out and filled the inside with syrup! Yum.

[@charlesmason-smith5763]

Used to make them in the Boy Scouts here in the U.K. 50 years ago! We called them “Twists”! Delicious with jam!

[@Badhagis]

That was a really oddly specific way to describe what the embers look like, but I totally got it. Nicely done

[@stefansprater8259]

Stockbrot in German / Swissgerman. The favorite of my children!

[@aparsons1982]

I love how every video you do I learn something and end up smiling along the way

[@ericwalker3459]

My family has been doing that forever . We call it mooshie moos. Bit of cheese,sausage. Just a fun thing to do. With what ever you have. Italian seasoning? Sure,why not. Butter and honey,you bet. Just such a great base,to add whatever you want. Sweet? Sure! Savoury! Why not. Damn,getting hungry

[@graymcgoldrick8388]

Thank you for the simplicity with this bread 🥖

[@bobcragle1085]

absolutely awesome, great and what ever else could be added . be a lot of fun in the woods .

[@northwoodsrat6686]

Another one of many great vids from this excellent channel ! Thank you Dan for all the valuable bush lore you've been sharing with your viewers for all these years. ATB

[@Canjeex]

Cool…Our traditional Somali bread is cooked directly on the coal. It’s call bur xabaal (prounced Habaal). It literally means baried dow. We also transfer the hot sand onto a wooden bowl made for rocking a vessel to churn goat milk to make ghee and yogurt to cook popcorn and a variety of other things like taking the skin off of beans for flower to make porridge. Heck we even cook meat directly on the coal by putting all the meat of the dear or goat inside the skin of the slaughter animal then barying it in the sand and charcoal. Fried coffee beans , roasted popcorn, roast watermelon seeds mixed and a cup of tea with fresh goat milk and it’s a feast….Somali Style and sleeping under the stars with no roof or walls and let the fresh breeze rock you to sleep. Thanks Dude….stay safe.

[@muthwer]

I always enjoy your videos and I learn quite a bit. Next time with the grandkids I plan on making this with them. Thank you for sharing all you do

[@mygodjesus1229]

Love that stick bread! Hardly ever get into the woods 😞 ... I love the woods more than anywhere. Learning a lot from your videos, your funny upbeat personality puts a smile on my face, and I'm checking out things on walks that I try to take daily. Thanx 👍 Good bug out thinking of needed and collecting essential items in my bags.

[@ronaldrose7593]

Thank you my friend for sharing this cooking tip, great idea. All the best to you and your family. Stay safe and healthy. 🤗

[@davidaustin4910]

Looks great! Drove from my home and Easton to Duryea to buy komensky's kielbasa today. Great to be in the coal region. OG coalcracker

[@JCook-dx5pf]

I remember making that back in Scouts! Going to have to do that with my daughter!

[@marjiecleveland]

This is a quick, easy and tasty treat for camping!

[@tendraftsdeep]

Great video! I remember doing this at summer camp using Bisquick ,on a stick. Delicious!

[@scottengh1175]

Very interesting and glad you down loaded a couple videos.

[@randymicallef3545]

Excellent ideas. I've made bread at camp before, but never thought about making dumplings, I'll give that a try.

[@tcc187620]

This Video Rock, Thank You For Posting It !

[@maunster3414]

I just made fry bread at home on my stove using this method in butter. Very easy to do and delicious. Thank you Coalcracker.

[@brucefisher9560]

its called Bannock

[@beyond990]

God I remember doing this in Scouts, brings back happy memories 😃😃😃😃

[@leal536]

Love this. I learned 60 years ago how to make this.

[@rickjpetersen5921]

Love your content, humour, and practicality, I’ll catch up with you one day mate🤙🏽🇦🇺

[@bobswoodlandadventures5722]

Awesome video as always. Yes, put some flour aside and sprinkle a little at a time if you put too much water in the mix. Too much water and you might as well make pancakes. I made bannock on a stick and it was good. Stay safe and be well. Thanks for sharing.

[@davishlamburnt3734]

Missed you man. I was all crying and crap. Love some Dan videos in fall and I'm going to make some of this.

[@mariesonoma]

Looks good and fun to cook. Thanks

[@ZabsonWPR1]

in Poland we call them "Jaszczury" it means "saurian" it's meal from medieval times from Masuria region. Usually filled with mushrooms. Really good,

[@dannycastillo8783]

In sweden we Call it "Stickbread" (in swedish 😅). I like adding cheese in the "doe" before putting it on the stick. Some ppl like to add cinnamon and sugar.

[@rikusaalamo6876]

Thats the Finnish way.. we make also these, but usually we make it with sweetdough.. we call it ”tikkupulla”😁

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

We have call it that in German, too - Stockbrot. Same thing. Btw, it's _dough_ in this case - same pronunciation, but a doe is a deer, a female deer. * sing * (sorry, couldn't help it LOL)

[@dannycastillo8783]

@@thekingsdaughter4233 that's how we learn 😁😉

[@RobBrandtWoodturning]

Nice idea, will try it with the kids this weekend. Keep well, Rob

[@DarkBishop19]

Awesome video! I did this before and it is pretty fun!

[@JamesonThe1]

Great catch and cook video!

[@crib4046]

This takes me back to childhood. Here in South Africa stick bread (stokbrood) is a camping staple. Grown ups would give us the dough (with a few extra ingredients than here), we'd go find a stick and bake it over the fire. Really yummy with some syrup!

[@Steve-ls3yy]

I thought I knew a little about bushcraft since I spend more time in the woods than anybody I know. After watching half a dozen of Coalcracker Bushcraft vid's, I was right, I know little. I would bing watch the rest today but I'm head outside just as soon as I subscribe, share with a dozen friends and find out what boilo is.

[@leewaddell8561]

Great show...and hey I have the same flask...neato. Live here in Greenwood BC and -17 and snow this weekend...be safe.

[@robertcarrillo532]

Great idea! Very educational

[@dadbudgetadventures]

I remember doing this as a Boy Scout. This brings back great memories.

[@nikopublic2285]

great video and nice ideas. about the stick bread: many people just put the stick into a clump of dough and wonder why it's burnt outside and raw inside.. your technique of wrappin the dough around the (peeled off) stick like a helix is the key to success :)

[@jonq3486]

Cool man! Something new to play with when I head out

[@jamesgroves5294]

Thanks Dan!!

[@JasonVladimir]

Good show!

[@rynoviljoen3920]

We used to do that as well, but before wrapping the dough around the stick, we would use the stock and skewer a piece of sauceage on to it, cook that, and then wrap the dough around the cooked sauceage. And basicly make a wrapped hotdog

[@tnzayatz6579]

You can add a small dab of shortening, bacon grease, or butter to the dough then form the roll, big improvement from the fat. Got the recipe for this 40 yrs ago in a book we got for my sons on Smokey Bear thus called Smokey Bear bread. Made many times camping and over a charcoal barbecue- great stuff.

[@miguelpimentel8539]

That is a really awesome way to do multiple dishes which is some flour and some water and went to SHTF here soon that’s going to go a long way thanks man

[@billmartz4290]

More good stuff. Love it. Cheers!

[@axelvanterheijden6482]

Might be worth mentioning, you dont want to cook directly on or above resinous woods. Great video, keep em comin!! 🤘🏼🔥

[@yourbarista4154]

Why is that?

[@artiknanook9189]

@@yourbarista4154 The resin give a bad taste, and your dough is going to be sticky if you put it on resinous wood if it's not enough burned (sorry for all my mistake, I'm French Canadian)

[@yourbarista4154]

@@artiknanook9189 easy to read, thank you for the info. I wish I knew French!

[@jakeblanton6853]

Agreed... If you were to use pine, it would be pretty nasty tasting... Hickory, oak, mesquite, and pecan would be great -- which are also woods that we BBQ with...

[@eadghe]

4 videos in and I already love this channel. Yep, I wish I could stay in the woods, mate.

[@jefflockwood-weed]

Did this and modified by cutting in some pemmican before adding the water. Thanks, Dan!

[@HostileTakeover2]

I've done a version of this with scouts with toppings they could add including sugar, cinnamon, marshmallows, etc. But we found to keep it on the dough you really needed to form a pocket somehow, whether layering the dough or creating little bubbles of stuff. But they loved it.

[@ChaseFraser]

Definitely gunna try this on my next camping trip

[@davechezem3222]

I used to take krusteze biscuit mix that has everything already mixed into it, put it into a quart sized ziplock bag and let people mix it themselves and put it on a stick, cook over a camp fire and serve with BBQ sauce, cheese sauce or what ever you like to dip your bread in. I like garlic butter. Great for camping or back packing. Pack dry ingrediencies in a vacuum sealed bag for long term and to keep it dry if your gear gets wet.

[@mrbluesteen]

Awesome cooking videos! I do this with pepperoni and cheese inside. 🧀 🥖 🌲

[@eddiemudie952]

Useful dough tip: The stickier the dough the fluffier the bread. The best texture of dough is one that is technically sticky but as our man said, you don't want it to actually stick to your hand. More like "pull away" Adding some fat or oil to the dough before you cook it will make it fluffier as it cooks too. The water and fat/oil fight each other on who can evaporate first and it forms bubbles. With those two tips just about anyone can make a good bread with practice. Love this video!!!

[@zoeyonyx1]

I did this when I was a kid LOL you brought back some good memories 😁

[@jackdorsey4734]

Wow looks like stick bread known all over the world

[@pnyarrow]

Hi Dan. Thanks once again for some great information. Stay safe. ATB. Nigel

[@thomasmusso1147]

In South Africa it's called 'Stokbrood' (Stick Bread) .. so original 😊.

[@annpeet4334]

Kids loved it when, as camp counselor, I had them do that. Also great wrapped around a hot dawg.

[@wladyslawbanaszkiewicz8414]

ok best line ever, "we will call it stick bread because that is a very appropate name for what we just did."

[@trackerjacker0013]

Bannock. Canadian biscuits. Always a fan favorite

[@samyoungblood3740]

Everything on a fire taste great!

[@tyleryetzer2697]

ANOTHER ONE : One thing I learned as a kid... rap on the tip of the stick starting at the bottom and work up.. after cooked it will make a dough cup that makes for a great option to put a filler in... we always put chocolate pudding inside.!!

[@rw7594]

Nice fall day in Pennsylvania. My fall day out in the woods here in southern Alberta on Sunday was -10c or 14f.

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

Also I see in old survival/ camp books how you take flour a jar put about a 1/4 of full flour, eggs in the shell then dump more flower repeat, thick layers of flour and eggs and the flour protects the eggs and lard for just about all cooking hahaha some cool old tricks

[@carlcandiano1517]

Great video

[@jdsmooth7419]

Thanks brother that's awesome

[@BIGJ4898]

Ah yes, making Stockbrot on a raging campfire is one of my fondest childhood memories! But tbh, no need to be technical about it, we always just put it at the end of the stick and held it near the fire somewhere where there were embers.

[@robertbalasko7243]

We call it stick bread to here in Hungary😎. Very good and fun to make it!

[@armyofjon]

I really like to flatten the dough out like your Ash cakes the put small pieces of banana & chocolate in the centre. Fold the dough over like a calzone & pinch the edges together. Its a great little dessert

[@starlingblack814]

I call it "bannock" and would add a bit of salt and backing powder to it. It can also be cooked in a buttered fry pan or added to a little butter or lard with water to make a gravy. I used this in Alaska while backpacking for years. Grouse sautéed in a pan with a little gravy over it; OH WOW!

[@12STONESADVENTURES]

Awesome tip! This would be great for campfire pizza with the kids! A little bit of garlic and parmesan in the mix and walla!!! I've seen a couple of your videos over the last few days and I've enjoyed watching them, new subscriber here 👍

[@Ronparks1378]

I did this 55 years ago when I was in scouts. Back then, we called it twist. An easy shortcut was to use Bisquick (premixed biscuit mix in a foil pouch).

[@BrillPappin]

We used to do something like that in Ontario when I was a kid, and I remember calling them "doughboys".

[@danielgrubb9668]

Very useful video.

[@lesliesadler8524]

Good idea as usual.

[@AndrewVelonis]

You mention that you've seen this in old Scout manuals. I think I'm going to try this at home and if I can get it to work, show it to our Scouts on our next campout.

[@ocormier5715]

Very good!

[@antchung2370]

"Snobrød" we call it in Denmark : meaning spin/twist bread.. 😎

[@jeffreycrawley1216]

We used to peel the bark off the stick, use one Y only to prop it up like a fishing rod with the heel on the ground and the dough over the embers. That way you can turn the "spit" and it won't swivel under the weight of the damper.

[@willblack5419]

Good ideas!

[@patferebee647]

Hey man just found you on youtube, great informative videos, and very easy to follow!

[@JosephKeenanisme]

Easy & light weight add to your mess kit is some dried herbs. Great for throwing into the bread stuff you make, Italian Seasons in some bread does good with chili or spaghetti. Have to watch with some stuff if you're using yeast (garlic & vanilla extract kills the yeast).... I've messed up enough enough times to know when to add the stuff (after it's risen, in the pan, and ready to be baked). Good grub makes camping that much better. And once you have a basic bread dough that works for you it's easy to make Dutch Oven pizza and some other variation on the bread theme :)

[@logger78]

Can't believe I've only just seen this vid! I once heard it called damper bread. But I think I prefer stick bread. 😂 Either way, my kids love the stuff! Fantastic vid Dan! 👌🏼👍🏼

[@TrishCanyon8]

Looks great. Better than popcorn