Garlic bread

This is a neat trick to lift the game when entertaining guests at your campsite for dinner.

You will need

• A 15cm length of French loaf
• 50g of butter or margarine
• Half a clove of garlic - crushed

Method

• Cut the bread in thick slices - make sure you don't cut through the bottom crust of the loaf (see the illustration).
• Mix the butter with the garlic and spread generously on both sides of each slice.
• Press the slices back together and wrap loosely in a double layer of foil.
• Place on hot embers for about 15 minutes.

To serve: brush off any ash from the foil and tear open the foil along the top,

leave the foil as a dish to hold the bread.

Variations

• Add 25g of grated cheese to the butter and garlic mix to add a cheesy flavour.
• Use normal "Hot-dog" bread rolls if a French loaf is not available and create individual garlic breads for each guest.
• You could use powdered garlic or garlic salt in the place of the clove of fresh garlic

Reference

• Adapted from the Backwoods cooking book edited by David Easton. Published by The Scout Association. 1989