Square Bale Oven

[CarrieMF]

This could have gone in a few different forums.

Years ago while at a Guide camp we made cupcakes using oranges as the "liner" but we baked them in an straw bale. The cupcake-orange part I can do, I just cannot remember how they made the bale oven. Does anyone know?

[Chicky2]

Never heard of it, but am extremely interested in any responses you get!

[stretchmark]

Do you mean actually in the straw bale or in several bales stacked around the cooking area?

I am guessing putting a window over the top and a mirror or some metal to reflect the heat would do it.

[CarrieMF]

There were 2 bales on the sides, 1 on the back, 1 on top & I think one on the bottom, but can't remember that for sure. We put the orange cupcakes inside the box that the bales made & placed another bale in front of that. There had to have been a heat source from somewhere, but that's what I can't remember. I don't know if tuna cans with cardboard & was placed under coffee tins would produce enough heat to make cupcakes, but if they were left in there all day maybe it would. That's about the only thing I can think of.