How to make quick and easy campfire drop biscuits, using a Dutch oven or pie iron, on the grill or over a campfire. Simple Bisquick recipe for deliciously fluffy biscuits.
Drop biscuits are one of my favorite camping recipes because they complement a dinner of beef stew or a breakfast of eggs and bacon really well. They’re an easy camping food you can make ahead or cook over the campfire.
And in this case, I’m going to show you how to make easy biscuits, without any rolling out and hardly any mixing, for your next camping meal.
You’ll only need 2 ingredients for these easy drop biscuits. And you’ll only need a couple of supplies you probably already have in your camping stash to make this easy biscuit recipe.
You may also enjoy easy Bisquick cinnamon biscuits and Bisquick drop scones.
INGREDIENTS YOU’LL NEED FOR EASY DROP BISCUITS:
You’ll need a couple of ingredients for making biscuits the easy way…
- Your favorite biscuit mix
- Milk
WHY USE BISCUIT MIX?
You can use any kind of biscuit mix you want… I’ve used both Bisquick and Pioneer Mix.
The reason I use biscuit mix is because it’s easy, it’s quick, and it’s simple. When you’re packing up everything your family needs for a week of campfire cooking, it’s much easier to pack a box of biscuit mix than to pack every individual ingredient you need to make homemade biscuits.
I usually buy a box or even a couple envelopes of biscuit mix just to make life easier while camping. We’ve also enjoyed making other Bisquick recipes like campfire cinnamon rolls.
TIPS FOR HOW TO MAKE CAMPFIRE DROP BISCUITS
Start by mixing the biscuit mix together with the milk in a mixing bowl.
You can knead the biscuit dough in the bowl just a bit; then drop each biscuit into place on a well greased tin foil pie plate or into a pie iron (see instructions below).
If you’re mixing them ahead of time and waiting until later to cook them, you can cover them with plastic wrap, and then place the whole pie plate down in a plastic gallon bag, seal it, and place it in your cooler.
TIPS FOR HOW TO BAKE DROP BISCUITS OUTDOORS
You’ll need one of two things… A Dutch oven (preferably with a tripod if you’re cooking them over the campfire) and/or a pie iron.
Pie irons are fun because then everyone can cook their own, and kids love being able to make their own.
DUTCH OVEN BISCUITS:
For drop biscuits, you can make a sling with aluminum foil.
Place your uncovered foil pie plate down into the Dutch oven using your sling. We like to put a few jar rings in the bottom of our Dutch oven, so our pie plate isn’t sitting directly on the bottom of the Dutch oven.
If you’re using a grill, place the Dutch oven on the grill above the coals.
If you’re baking them over a campfire, I suggest using a tripod, so that your Dutch oven can sit up off the fire, and the bottoms of your biscuits won’t burn.
Let the biscuits cook over the campfire or on the grill for probably 15 to 20 minutes. Just check them frequently to make sure they don’t burn.
PIE IRON BISCUITS:
For a pie iron recipe, spray the inside of your pie iron with cooking spray.
Place 2 or more drop biscuits inside, close it up, and hold it over the grill or fire.
Cook the biscuits for around 15 to 20 minutes. Just check them frequently to make sure they don’t burn.
Either way you bake your quick biscuits, when they’re done, you’re ready to serve them with your meal. You might even enjoy a spoonful of apple butter, apple jelly, blackberry jam, or strawberry jam with your yummy drop biscuits.
Learn how to make coffee over a fire, and you can even dip your biscuits in your coffee. Yum!
MORE EASY CAMPING RECIPES YOU MAY ENJOY:
KITCHEN AND CAMPING TOOLS YOU MAY NEED TO MAKE EASY DROP BISCUITS:
Mixing Bowl – You’ll need a bowl to mix up your biscuits.
Foil Pie Plate – This makes it easy to store your biscuits in the cooler until you’re ready to cook them.
Dutch Oven – If you want to make a whole pan of drop biscuits, you can cook them in a Dutch oven, either over the campfire on a tripod, or on the grill.
Pie Iron – If everyone would rather cook their own biscuits, this is the perfect way. It’s so fun!
CAMPFIRE DROP BISCUITS RECIPE
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Easy Campfire Drop Biscuits
Ingredients
- 3 cups biscuit mix
- 1 cup whole milk
Instructions
- Mix the biscuit mix* together with the milk in a mixing bowl.
- You can knead the biscuit dough in the bowl just a bit; then drop each biscuit into place on a well greased tin foil pie plate.
- If you’re mixing the biscuits ahead of time and waiting until later to cook them, you can cover them with plastic wrap, and then place the whole pie plate down in a plastic gallon bag, seal it, and place it in your cooler.
Dutch Oven Recipe Instructions:
- When you’re ready to bake the biscuits, you can make a sling with aluminum foil.
- Place your uncovered foil pie plate down into the Dutch oven using your sling.**
- If you’re using a grill, place the Dutch oven on the grill above the coals.
- If you’re baking them over a campfire, I suggest using a tripod, so that your Dutch oven can sit up off the fire, and the bottoms of your biscuits won’t burn.
- Let the biscuits cook over the campfire or on the grill for probably 15 to 20 minutes. Just check them frequently to make sure they don’t burn.
Pie Iron Recipe Instructions:
- For a pie iron recipe, spray the inside of your pie iron with cooking spray.
- Place 2 or more drop biscuits inside, close it up, and hold it over the grill or fire.
- Cook the biscuits for around 15 to 20 minutes. Just check them frequently to make sure they don’t burn.
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do you put the cover on the dutch oven while baking??
Ruth, yes, that allows for an oven effect; just be sure to watch them carefully, so they don’t burn.
Was looking for a simple way to cook campfire biscuits, so this is perfect! Until I get a good Dutch oven, I think I’ll go the pie iron route. I plan to make biscuits and gravy so I will have a cast iron pan as well for cooking the sausage and gravy part. Can’t wait to give it a try. Thank you!!
That sounds great!! Thanks for the awesome feedback.
So questions.
I DO NOT have a family (more than likely never will due to the exstreme price of IVF) and I will BE BY MYSELF BIKECAMPING
so no dutch oven (to heavy and the aluminum ones are waaay to exspencive)
NO grill (campfire or portable woodstove or pocket rocket)
more than likely if I take milk it will be small pkgs of pantry milk
So, will this recipe work?
You’ll still need something to bake them on. Without a tripod or grill, it will be challenging to keep the bottom from burning. I suggest raking a pile of coals to the side to bake the biscuits on. If Dutch ovens are too expensive or heavy, try using a cast iron skillet. They’re much cheaper, and they’re not near as heavy as a Dutch oven.