Bannock – Fried Bread
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| Serves | 3 to 4 medium banncks |
| Prep time | 5 minutes |
| Cook time | 15 minutes |
| Total time | 20 minutes |
| Allergy | Milk, Wheat |
| Meal type | Bread, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Barbecue, Casual Party, Halloween |
| Region | Canadian |
| Website | Bannock Awareness |
An authentic recipe for First Nations Bannocks or Fry Bread; these easy to make unleavened bread cakes are the mainstay of the indigenous peoples of Canada and North America as a whole. The mixture can be prepared in advance for campfire cooking in the field.
Ingredients
- 125g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons of fat (such as bacon grease, butter, lard or margarine)
- 2 tablespoons skimmed milk powder
- cold water, to mix
- fat or oil, to fry
Note
An authentic recipe for First Nations Bannocks or Fry Bread; these easy to make unleavened bread cakes are the mainstay of the indigenous peoples of Canada and North America as a whole. The mixture can be prepared in advance for campfire cooking in the field.
Directions
| Step 1 | Mix all of the dry ingredients together, and then rub in the fat until it resembles coarse sand. At this point, you can store the mixture in a sealed zip-lock bag for cooking in the field, as in over a camp fire. |
| Step 2 | Grease and heat a heavy based frying pan/skillet. Add cold water to the mixture, working quickly to mix it all together, to make a firm dough. Separate the dough into cakes about 1/2" thick, flatten them out, and sprinkle with extra flour. |
| Step 3 | Fry the bannocks in the pre-heated and greased pan for 6 to 7 minutes, until a crust has formed underneath, then flip them over and continue to fry on the other side for a further 6 to 7 minutes. It will take between 12 to 15 minutes to cook all the way through. (If you are in the field and you don’t have a frying pan, make a thicker dough by adding less water and roll the dough into a long ribbon (no wider than 1 inch). Wind this around a preheated green, hardwood stick and cook about 8 inches over a fire, turning occasionally, until the bannock is cooked) |
| Step 4 | Serve the fried bannocks immediately with jam, butter, honey or as an accompaniment to fried eggs, bacon, chilli or soup and stew. You can also use them as a base for Indian Tacos. |
