Texas Camp Bread

Texas Camp Bread is the original cowboy bread of the famous King Ranch, circa 1850s.

Ingredients

• 10 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 4 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon lard
• 4 1/4 cups water

Instructions

1. Sift and mix ingredients together. Use lukewarm water - dough is rather dry.
2. Let dough set for 20 to 30 minutes.
3. Roll dough out into 1/4 to 1/2 inch rounds and cook in a hot cast iron, skillet or Dutch oven which has been greased with bacon grease.
4. Prick with a fork and turn when browned.