VegetarianMontana River and Camp cuisine Baking

Dutch Oven Sourdough Biscuits

Name: Dutch Oven Sourdough Biscuits
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Montana River and Camp
Ingredients: 3 cup All-purpose flour; 1 cup sourdough starter; 0.5 cup Butter; 1 tbsp Baking powder; 0.5 tsp Baking soda; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Sugar; 0.33 cup Buttermilk

Flaky, tangy biscuits leavened with a ranch sourdough starter and baked in a Dutch oven over coals, a camp cooking tradition on Montana ranches and hunting camps.

🇺🇸United States· Montana

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 45 min
Servings: 8
Difficulty: Medium
Calories: 210 kcal

Ingredients

0 of 8 gathered

Servings

Equipment

•Cast iron Dutch oven
•Biscuit cutter

Nutrition

Per serving, approximate

Calories: 210 kcal
fat: 9
carbs: 28
protein: 4
calories: 210

Instructions

1
Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar together in a bowl.
2
Cut the cold butter into the flour mixture until it looks like coarse crumbs.
3
Stir in the sourdough starter and enough buttermilk until a rough, shaggy dough forms.
4
Turn the dough onto a floured surface. Pat it gently into a 1-inch-thick round.
5
Cut out biscuits with a floured cutter. Place them close together inside a greased Dutch oven.
6
Cover the Dutch oven with its lid. Place hot coals underneath the pot and on top of the lid.
7
Bake for 20-25 minutes, turning the pot occasionally. Cook until the biscuits are golden and cooked through.
8
Serve the biscuits warm straight from the Dutch oven.

Chef's tips

Use cold butter and cold starter for flaky layers. Place hot coals both under and on top of the Dutch oven lid so everything bakes evenly.

Storage

Store cooled biscuits in an airtight container up to 2 days.

Reheating

Warm in a low oven or wrapped in foil near the campfire coals.

Common mistakes to avoid

•Working the dough too much, which makes the biscuits tough instead of flaky
•Putting too many hot coals underneath, which burns the bottom before the tops turn brown