W Ds Bannock Bread Of The Trail Recipes

BANNOCK

Steps:

• Measure flour, salt, and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir to mix. Pour melted butter and water over flour mixture. Stir with fork to make a ball.
• Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface, and knead gently about 10 times. Pat into a flat circle 3/4 to 1 inch thick.
• Cook in a greased frying pan over medium heat, allowing about 15 minutes for each side. Use two lifters for easy turning. May also be baked on a greased baking sheet at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

NATIVE CREE BANNOCK BREAD

Steps:

• In the bowl, mix the flour and lard together by hand, and then add the baking powder, salt and the currants, raisins or sultanas.
• Next, add the water and work the ingredients into a dough.
• Now, you have two options: the camp fire or the oven.
• To cook over a camp fire, divide the dough into four lumps and firmly wrap each lump around the end of a four foot stick and prop securely over the fire until golden brown.
• To cook in an oven, spread the dough out into a 16" square cake pan.
• Bake at 425 degrees for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

W D'S BANNOCK BREAD OF THE TRAIL

Steps:

• 1. Sift together dry ingredients. Blend in oil with dough blender or a couple of forks. (a dough blender is the little gadget one uses to "cream" shortning into flour as in making pie crust) or one can use forks. A dough blender is a lot easier. Add water and stir to make dough. Place dough in a dutch oven. Place on coals and watch it carefully or bannock might burn. Unless one really wants a dough god out on the trail the better baking method is in a well greased cast iron skillet in a 350 degree oven. Another cooking method: wrap dough around green willow stick and cook over coals turning often to make a "dough god".
• 2. Um...maybe we aught to make it clear that the wet ingredients go in just before the baking process not when one is putting the dry ingredients together at home.