Bannock
INGREDIENTS:
1 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Sugar
1 ts Butter or oil
1 c Milk or water
1 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Sugar
1 ts Butter or oil
1 c Milk or water
This month, we're delighted to bring you a quick and easy recipe for bannock, from James' latest cookbook, Peasant's Alphabet.
Bannock is a non-rising bread that goes back to the days of the trappers, hunters and covered wagon pioneers. They all made bannock at the end of a long day when they were cold, tired and hungry.
Serve this delicious bread on a cold winter's night, alongside a steaming pot of chili or a big hearty stew. You may want to recruit the youngsters into helping you. After all, it's a great introduction to cooking andit's just messy enough to make it enjoyable.
Next time you're baking --
whether you're using a conventional oven, a barbecue or even an open fire --
try out this recipe for bannock.
MIX the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar together in a bowl.
ADD the oil and milk (or water), stirring until you have a stiff batter.
DUST your hands with the flour and press the batter into a flat cake about 1/2 an inch / 1.25 cm thick.
POKE a hole in the middle (so it looks like a big donut).
HEAT a lightly greased frying pan over high heat for 1 minute, then turn it to low.
PLACE the bannock in the pan, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
FLIP, cook for 5 more minutes and then cook a further 10 minutes on each side (cook about 35 minutes altogether).
EAT immediately with lots of butter and jam or peanut butter.
Bannock is a non-rising bread that goes back to the days of the trappers, hunters and covered wagon pioneers. They all made bannock at the end of a long day when they were cold, tired and hungry.
Serve this delicious bread on a cold winter's night, alongside a steaming pot of chili or a big hearty stew. You may want to recruit the youngsters into helping you. After all, it's a great introduction to cooking andit's just messy enough to make it enjoyable.
Next time you're baking --
whether you're using a conventional oven, a barbecue or even an open fire --
try out this recipe for bannock.
MIX the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar together in a bowl.
ADD the oil and milk (or water), stirring until you have a stiff batter.
DUST your hands with the flour and press the batter into a flat cake about 1/2 an inch / 1.25 cm thick.
POKE a hole in the middle (so it looks like a big donut).
HEAT a lightly greased frying pan over high heat for 1 minute, then turn it to low.
PLACE the bannock in the pan, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
FLIP, cook for 5 more minutes and then cook a further 10 minutes on each side (cook about 35 minutes altogether).
EAT immediately with lots of butter and jam or peanut butter.