As a person who grew up going to (and then working at) summer camp, I understand your desire to bake some fantastic bread over a campfire. The best way to do this is to get your fire nice and hot and then let it create some coals. Carefully bury your cast iron Dutch oven (with the fully risen dough inside) in the coals, pushing them up the sides and placing some on top of the lid as best you can. The bake time will vary drastically based on how hot the coals are and how well covered the Dutch oven is. The best way to gauge baking time is to use an infrared thermometer to take the temperature of the pot (if it's around 400-425°F, start checking around 30-40 minutes), and/or an instant read thermometer that can be inserted into the loaves to test for doneness. It should reach at least 190°F when it has finished baking. It takes a bit of guesswork, but it's worth the final result! Kye@KAF

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