How To Bake Bannock On A Hot Stone

definition of "Bannock" from Wikipedia

Bannock is a bread the same thickness as a scone. It is a form of flat cake, baked on a griddle and popular in Scotland. Generally made of oatmeal, it takes the form of a large oatcake. However, this meaning is not universal and some Scots use the term to refer to a wheat flour cake similar to a large thin scone.

Scottish bannock is also quite popular in eastern Canada, especially in the Atlantic provinces.

The oldest and certainly the most famous of all Bannocks is The Selkirk Bannock, The first bannock is said to have been made by a Robbie Douglas who opened his shop in Selkirk in 1859. When Queen Victoria visited Sir Walter Scott's granddaughter at Abbotsford she is said to have refused all else with her tea save a slice of the cake - ensuring that the bannock's reputation was enshrined forever.

Native Americans and particularly Métis, in western Canada and the northern Great Plains in the United States, adopted bannock in their own cuisine over the 18th and 19th centuries, most likely from Scottish fur traders. This simple source of carbohydrates was easy to make on the trail and neatly complemented high protein trail foods like pemmican. As a result, even today many Métis and aboriginal western Canadians routinely prepare this dish. In western Canada, bannock is more closely associated with native and Métis culture than with its Scottish roots.

Native and Métis bannock is generally prepared with white or whole wheat flour, baking powder and water, which are combined and kneaded (possibly with spices, dried fruits or other flavouring agents added) then fried in rendered fat, vegetable oil, or shortening.

Bannock is also popular with hikers/canoeists. A premix of flour, baking soda and any assortment of dried fruits, oatmeal, etc. can be carried in plastic bags.

by Old Skool Scout

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[oldskoolscout]

this was filmed 3 years ago with a simple photo camera

so picture quality was never the idea

try backpacking with too much video gear

nowadays small photo cameras have reasonable video quality ...

[Bassman018]

Are you on the AT??? That shelter looks familiar....

[oldskoolscout]

This was filmed on a island in the Baltic Sea: Vässarö in Sweden.

[oldskoolscout]

I was trying out the primitive way to bake a chapati (Indian flat bread). You just lay your bread on the fine, white ashes and then the risk to get ashes or sand as you call it in it are minimal.

[oldskoolscout]

The actual preparing of the bannock is not that easy. The trick is to practice at home. It also pays up to put some oil on your hands to avoid the dough sticking to your hands. Always keep some flower on the side until the very end. That way you avoid putting in too much moisture.

[oldskoolscout]

Well I kinda cheat. I buy pancake mix packages where you just have to add milk.I also take with me powered milk and mix that at the spot and then mix it into the pancake mix. You can repackage the pancake mix and mix the milk powder into it so you only have to mix water and oil into it in the woods.

[haxixatajba]

that great man thanks for the idea of with will try

[tim3jones]

That's cool!!!!!!!!!!

[Kaboom0623]

1 cup flour - 2 table spoons Baking powder - 1 large pinch salt - fruits, nuts, or other additives as desired. Grease (bacon is best) or lard of some sort should be used but is optional. Add water until you have a slightly moist dough. DONT need too much as you push the air out. Cook slowly and eat. Goes good with jam, honey and gravy. This makes 1 decent size for 1 adult. Make it as a THICK pancake mix and fry in grease to make beaver tails, add favorite topping.

[btjm83]

What's your recipie? I'm looking for a simple one applicable to the woods.