How do you cook in a pie iron?

The best meal procedure for the pie iron goes like this: grease the pans a little; add a starch, like mashed potatoes, dough, or bread; add fillings; then cover with the same starch. Clasp the irons shut, then lay flat over a bed of hot embers or coals to cook evenly.

What is a campfire pie iron?

What's A Pie Iron? A Pie Iron makes sweet or savory grilled and pressed sandwiches and pies over a campfire . Simply take two pieces of buttered bread, fill with ingredients of your choice, place inside the clam shell style pie iron and seal. Remove any excess bread and toast over the fire for 3 - 5 minutes.

Pudgy pies–also known as mountain pies–are cooked in a pie iron, which is a cast-iron cooking tool that closes, clamshell style, over sandwiches and other stuffed bread .

How long do you cook a pie iron for?

Spray both sides inside with cooking spray, and fill it with ingredients. Close the pie iron and put it back in the coals. It usually takes less than 5 minutes to cook, so it's best just to hang out rather than walk away. Check the status of your recipe often.

Do you preheat pie iron?

Preheating Suggestions: Lay your empty pie iron in the hot coals of your campfire for a couple of minutes to preheat . Always exercise caution when handling pie irons, especially around kids.

How long do you leave a pie iron in the fire?

Heat the pie iron over the fire. Melt a little fat in the bottom half of the pan and put in the patties (or patty). Close the lid. Cook over coals for 20 to 25 minutes , flipping the pie iron over every five minutes.

What is another name for a pie iron?

A pie iron—also called pudgy pie iron, sandwich toaster, snackwicher, toastie maker —is a cooking appliance that consists of two hinged concave, round or square, cast iron or aluminium plates on long handles. Its "clamshell" design resembles that of a waffle iron, but without that appliance's honeycomb pattern.

Are pie irons worth it?

One of the things I like about cast iron (which most pie irons are made of) is that it holds and distributes heat evenly, which is important when cooking over a campfire with uncontrollable heat . Food seldom burns, so even the novice can turn out a perfectly cooked meal every time.

What is the best pie thickener?

Very often flour or cornstarch is used, but in certain instances tapioca, arrowroot and potato starch can also help achieve the desired consistency. Tapioca starch is preferable for products that will be frozen because it will not break down when thawed. We like tapioca in blueberry, cherry or peach pies.

What is another name for a hobo pie?

Mountain pies go by lots of other names – campfire pies, campfire sandwiches, hobo pies, pudgie pies , etc but whatever you call them, they're delicious!

Zigzag Mountain Art/Shutterstock. Per Oregon Berries, the official state pie of the Beaver State is Marionberry Pie . This crop is a purple-black fruit that's long, conical, and decently sized.

What do you use a pie iron for?

Pie Irons Aren't Just for Camping As previously mentioned, you can make a pretty wide variety of foods with this nifty tool from a simple grilled cheese to sumptuous fruit pies and even a stuffed pizza . You can even bake biscuit dough or cinnamon rolls in them with some practice.

What do you grease a pie iron with?

You season our irons with a high heat oil (not low burn oils such as olive) as one would season a cast iron skillet. Canola oil is probably the most popular choice for sessoning, however we love the cast iron Pie Iron seasoning oil that Lovett Sundries makes for us.

Pie Iron Peanut Butter & Jam Recipe » Homemade Heather (2024)

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ByHeather Painchaud May 15, 2022May 15, 2022

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This Pie Iron Peanut Butter & Jam is another yummy camping recipe that I have for you today. My kids love peanut butter and jam sandwiches!

Sandwiches, toast, bananas… they’ll put peanut butter on anything! So of course we often have this Pie Iron Peanut Butter & Jam recipe on our camping menu.

I love to create delicious, easy meals and treats while camping so be sure to stick around! From now until summer I will be posting a new camping recipe every week. We have a ton of recipes on the blog already, just check out Camping Recipes for more ideas.

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Our camp cooking essentials:

A Pie Iron Camp Cooker makes cooking over the open fire super easy. Check out these 20+ Pie Iron Recipe Ideas for tons of camp cooker inspiration! Or visit my how to use a pie iron post for tips.
Foil Pie Plates make tinfoil packet meals even easier with the sturdy base that they provide.
These Grilling Bags that I recently found are amazing! Simply add all of your ingredients to the bag at home then throw it on the campfire or grill when camping in the great outdoors. Avoid the grill bags with plastic windows, they melt.
We love these BBQ Cooking Gloves because they make handling campfire food a whole lot safer!

I love Pie Irons for cooking while camping. We also call them camp cookers that are essentially a cast iron sandwich maker that you can heat over the open fire.

We use this tool year round and it works like a charm over the propane fire as well (whenever there is a fire ban in place). You can purchase a Pie Iron straight from Amazon or find them at Canadian Tire or other outdoor specialty stores.

For this simple camping recipe you will need:

Ingredients:

Peanut butter
Jam
Loaf of sliced bead
Non-stick cooking spray (optional)

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How to make pie iron peanut butter & jam:

Spray the interior of the pie iron with non stick spray.
Layer 1 piece of bread, slather it with peanut butter and jam and add another piece of bread on top.
Close and latch the pie iron.
Cook over the fire, opening the iron to check progress periodically.
Cook for approximately 5 mins per side depending on how hot the fire is.

Tips for cooking with a camp cooker:

When cooking with a camp cooker, begin by applying non stick cooking spray or oil to the inside of both cooking plates. This step is important so that your delicious meal doesn’t stick to the plates and burn.
Place your recipe ingredients into the cooker before closing and latching it.
Cook the recipe over an open fire. We recommend placing the cooker over the fire for two minutes before unlatching, checking for doneness and flipping the cooker over to cook the other side.
Use caution when handling both the metal latch and handles as they can become hot while cooking.

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Camping meal preparation:

Prepare meals in advance at home whenever possible. Leave most of the mess at home where running water is more accessible and clean up is easier. Trust me on this one!
Create “one pot” family style meals for quick dinners that don’t require a lot of thought.
Use tinfoil packets, foil pie pans or camp cookers.These tools help to make clean up a breeze!
Pack ingredients in 1 gallon size freezer bags for flexible storage in small fridges and coolers.
Plan meals that use similar ingredients to help make packing and planning easy. These Cheesy Vegetable Campfire Dip, Loaded Campfire Potatoes and Tinfoil Packet Nacho Dip recipes are some of our favorites.
Use my blank printable meal plan or camping meal plans to help organize your next trip.

I would love for you to check out my new blog, Campfire Foodie, where I’m sharing ALL of the camping recipes!!

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Yield: 1 sandwich

Prep Time: 1 minute

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 11 minutes

This pie iron peanut butter & jam recipe is perfect for camping with the kids.

Ingredients

Peanut butter
Jam
Loaf of sliced bead
Non-stick cooking spray (optional)

Instructions

Spray the interior of the pie iron with non stick spray.
Layer 1 piece of bread, slather it with peanut butter and jam and add another piece of bread on top.
Close and latch the pie iron.
Cook over the fire, opening the iron to check progress periodically.
Cook for approximately 5 mins per side depending on how hot the fire is.

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