Baked Bannock and Saskatoon Jam Recipe by Kekuli Cafe - Jillian Harris Design Inc. (2024)

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What is bannock in Canada? ›

Bannock is a flour-water combination bread, fried over a fire, that originated with Indigenous Peoples. Origin: Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site. Region: West (Alberta) Period: Traditional. Course: Breads and Pancakes.

Delicious hot from the oven with lots of jam, or reheat in the microwave or in a damp paper bag near a fire. Make 4-6 loaves at a time, wrap well and freeze for future use. Bannock is another one of those old camp cook favourites with everybody—at least the eating part.

ban·​nock ˈba-nək. 1. : a usually unleavened flat bread or biscuit made with oatmeal or barley meal. 2. chiefly New England : corn bread.

Bannock (British and Irish food), a kind of bread, cooked on a stone or griddle served mainly in Scotland but consumed throughout the British Isles. Bannock (Indigenous American food), various types of bread, usually prepared by pan-frying also known as a native delicacy.

Bannock became a staple for voyageurs, fur traders, prospectors, and later, Indigenous peoples. It is a quick and simple carbohydrate-rich food, which was hard to come by in many parts of Canada. Many would mix the dough right into their flour bag, and toss it onto a pan whenever the need arose.

According to Cameron, a bannock was the whole circular quick bread or cake, while a scone was the individual piece cut, like a pie slice, from a bannock.

This is the part where you don't want to knead the dough too much because if you do… your bannock will become real hard. So make sure that you knead the dough only about 3-4 times, it should not take too long to do.

Classic bannock has a smoky, almost nutty flavour blended with a buttery taste, while dessert bannock can have flavours resembling a donut or shortbread. Making bannock is an art that takes years to perfect.

The word derives from the Gaelic bannach, meaning morsel, which in turn likely came from the Latin panis, which means bread. Bannock is usually unleavened, oval-shaped and flat. The version that we know today came from Scotland. In its most rudimentary form, it is made of flour, water, and fat or lard.

In fact, the ingredients are almost identical to those found in a recipe for Baking Powder Biscuits found in James Beard's American Cookery. The main difference is that the dough is formed into patties and fried in a greased skillet. The patties are fried about 4 minutes on each side.

What are bannock traditions? ›

The Bannock have traditionally made pottery, utensils from bighorn sheep horns, and carrying bags from salmon skin. Their petroglyphs date back before European contact, and, after the introduction of glass beads, they transferred their geometric design to beadwork. For water transport, they have made tule reed rafts.