Oven Baked Bannock

Bannock may be pan-fried or roasted over an open fire and also oven baked. This weekend I made this oven baked Indigenous recipe that was delicious.

Bannock

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3 cups of all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons baking powder

1/4 cup melted butter*

1 1/2 cups water

* Traditionally bannock is made with animal lard or shortening

Preheat oven to 350ºF (175ºC) 

Measure flour, salt, and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir or whisk together. Create a well in the centre of the flour mixture and pour the melted butter and water into the well. Using a fork stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until all is combined and a sticky dough has formed. 

Place dough on a lightly floured surface and gently knead 10 times. Break off pieces and forming into rounds about 1 inch thick. 

Bake on a greased or lined baking sheet in the the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Or if you prefer cook bannock in a greased frypan; over medium heat allowing 15 minutes for each side.   

Notes: The dough may be formed and placed in a greased loaf pan and baked until golden brown on top. Then broken in to pieces. I used baking parchment paper to line the baking sheet I was using to bake the bannock.

Hope everyone had a great weekend! - JD