Make Fried or Baked Bannock

A simple recipe where you can substitute ingredients to create your own signature style. This tastes great with Hamburgers or Tomato Soup.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour
  • 6 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 8 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup lard, oil or pork/bacon drippings (baked bannock only)
  • 4 cups lukewarm water

(optional - use equal parts hot water and cold milk)

Steps

Baked Bannock

  1. Place dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix well. If you are using lard, mix it in now.
  2. Stir in water and oil.
  3. Mix dough until it is hard enough to knead into a ball. Let dough stand for 10 min. before you roll out on cookie sheet.
  4. Poke holes in the dough with a fork when it is big enough to fit on a cookie sheet and 1/2 inch (1.25cm) thick.
  5. Bake for 45 minutes in a 400 degree oven.

Fried Bannock

  1. Place dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix well.
  2. Stir in water.
  3. Mix dough until it is hard enough to knead.
  4. Roll dough out to a bit less than 1/2 inch (1.25cm) thick.
  5. In a large frying pan heat oil (medium heat or lower)until a drop of water sizzles if dropped in it. Make sure the oil is deep enough so that the dough floats.
  6. Cut the rolled dough with a large glass.
  7. Prick the cut dough with a fork or cut slits in it to fry it thoroughly.
  8. Turn dough over until both sides are brown. Depending on the heat of the oil, this should take a minute or two per side.
  9. Finished.



Tips

  • Add an egg or two to make the dough softer, or raisins for raisin bannock.
  • You may also cut the dough into any shape you wish for either methods.
  • Substitute yeast for baking powder and let rise as directed.
  • Substitute milk, buttermilk, or broth for the water for more flavor.
  • Check the bottom every now and again so that it doesn't over bake.
  • If you are halving the recipe, 2 cups of water is too much so only add one, or add extra flour. This recipe is pretty flexible to experiment with.

Warnings

  • For Fried Bannock, dust off the flour before frying or the flour will burn at the bottom of the frying pan.
  • Be sure to have your dough cut and ready because frying doesn't take very long.

Things You'll Need

  • Mixing bowl
  • Fork
  • Baking Pan or Frying Pan
  • Oven or Stove
  • Large drinking glass
  • 4 cups lukewarm water

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