• Whittle the end of the green cooking sticks and fully remove the bark to about 10" from the tip.

Prepare the Dough Recipe:

• In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar (for sweet bread) OR salt (for savory bread), baking powder, and optional butter and milk powders.
• If you are making the bread at a later time put the dry ingredients into a zip-top baggie now. Also, add the extra 1/4 cup flour to a separate baggie for later use at camp.
• Start a campfire. It will take about thirty minutes for the fire to settle down and create embers perfect for cooking the stick bread.
• Then, when you are ready to make the stick bread add water and oil, mixing until a dough forms that is similar to play dough. You can always add a sprinkle of more flour, up to a teaspoon, if the dough is too wet.
• Knead the dough for a few minutes until it's smooth and elastic. If it's too sticky, you can add a bit of flour, up to a teaspoon more.

Add Mix-Ins:

• For the sweet version, knead in your choice of sweet mix-ins like mini chocolate chips, cinnamon, chopped raisins, or chopped nuts.
• For the savory version, knead in your choice of savory mix-ins like shredded cheese, chopped herbs, cooked and crumbled bacon, or diced dried olives.

Form Stick Bread:

• Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Roll one piece of dough at a time into a long thin rope about 1" thick.
• Heat the sticks over the fire for about 1 minute each so they are hot to the touch. This helps cook the inside of the bread evenly.
• Wrap the dough rope around the end of the stick, pinching it at the top so it stays. Make sure it's secure but not too tight as you keep rolling around the stick. Pinch again to secure it at the bottom.

Cook Over the Campfire:

• Hold your stick with the dough over the embers of the fire, rotating it slowly to cook the dough evenly.
• Don't hold the dough too close to the flames or it will burn and cook unevenly. The heat of the fire near the red embers is the sweet spot.
• It should take about 5-10 minutes for the dough to cook and turn golden brown. Be patient and keep an eye on it to prevent burning. I liken this to roasting marshmallows to a golden hue!
• When you tap on the cooked bread it should create a hollow sound. If not cook it for another couple of minutes.
• Your warm twisty bread is now ready carefully remove from the stick in one whole piece or bit by bit!

Fill the Cavity (Optional):

• For an extra special treat, once the stick bread is cooked, carefully slide it off the stick and stuff it!
• Fill the cavity with your chosen sweet or savory ingredients, allowing them to melt or meld with the bread's warmth.
• Drop in tasty bits like shredded or tiny cubed cheese, mini marshmallows, and chocolate bits, or stuff the hole with strawberry jam!