W Ds Bannock Bread Of The Trail Recipes

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.

Steps:

• For Greg's Bella Coola Bannock:
• Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Using a pastry cutter or knife, cut in the butter until the pieces are pea-sized. Mix in the egg, then pour in about 1/4 cup (60 mL) of milk. Mix together just until a dough forms, adding more milk if needed. Divide the dough into 10 to 12 biscuit-sized pieces. In a large frying pan, pour in about 1/4 inch (6 mm) of oil and heat over medium-high. When the oil is hot, fry the bannock-being careful not to crowd them-until golden brown. Serve immediately with maple syrup and flaky sea salt.
• For Doreen Crowe's Bannock:
• In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and water together to form a dough. If the dough is a bit dry, add more water 1 Tbsp (15 mL) at a time. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and roll out into a 9×12-inch (23×30-cm) rectangle about 1/4-inch (6-mm) thick. Cut into approximately 3×3-inch (8×8-cm) squares. Heat about 1/4 inch (6 mm) of oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat, and fry the bannock-being careful not to crowd them-until golden brown, about 2 minutes on each side. Serve warm.