Best Fried Bread I Call It Bannock Recipes

BANNOCK

Steps:

• Measure flour, salt, and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir to mix. Pour melted butter and water over flour mixture. Stir with fork to make a ball.
• Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface, and knead gently about 10 times. Pat into a flat circle 3/4 to 1 inch thick.
• Cook in a greased frying pan over medium heat, allowing about 15 minutes for each side. Use two lifters for easy turning. May also be baked on a greased baking sheet at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

FRIED BANNOCK

Steps:

• Mix half the flour with the remaining dry ingredients.
• Add water until the mixture becomes thick, "like a paper mache paste".
• Add more flour until the dough feels like a soft earlobe.
• Heat the oil or lard over a medium-high heat until very hot, but not smoking.
• Break off small pieces of the dough and flatten each to the size of your palm, about 1/2-inch thick.
• Place the pieces in the hot oil, turn after about 3 minutes, or when golden brown.
• Place the bannock on a paper towel to soak up the excess grease.
• Serve plain or with jam.

EASY BANNOCK BREAD CELEBRATING #CANADA150

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder.
• Then add the olive oil and whisk together with a fork, gradually add water and stir until the dough almost holds together. Move to a lightly floured flat surface and gently knead about 10 times just until the dough comes together (the dough will be sticky, do not overknead).
• Divide into 5 balls and flatten with the palm of your hand. Fry in hot oil (350F/175C)on medium heat (enough to cover the bottom of a medium frying pan), until golden brown on both sides (and cooked on the inside). Drain on a paper towel lined plate and eat warm or at room temperature. Enjoy!

BUTTERMILK BANNOCK

Steps:

• Stir flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and raisins together.
• Separately, fork-blend eggs and buttermilk, then add to dry ingredients.
• Stir until sticky batter is formed.
• Scrape batter onto well-floured surface and knead lightly.
• Shape batter into ball, then place in round non-stick casserole that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Mark a cross in the center, using a sharp knife.
• Bake uncovered in preheated 350-degree oven for about 1 1/4 hours.
• Wait 10-15 minutes before attempting to remove bread from casserole and then cool on wire rack.
• If desired, cut loaf into quarters and then slice thinly.

GREASE BANNOCK

Steps:

• Mix flour, yeast, sugar and salt together in a bowl.
• Make a hollow cone shape in the middle of the dry ingedients and slowly mix in oil and warm water.
• Starting from the center and working outwards in a circle motion, more and more flour will slowly work its way to form a dough.
• Start to knead the dough until all the flour is worked in.
• Pour enough oil to cover the out side of the dough in the bowl.
• Let sit until doubled in size. "I like to heat the oven for 10 minutes on 250C degrees, then place dough in there":p.
• After it doubles in size, put the 4 cups of grease in a large pot and heat on high for 15 minutes.
• Turn lower like a few millitmeters.
• Then roll dough out to a 1/2 centimeter thickness on a well greased surface. Cut in to favorable size.
• Place carefully into a pot and brown on each side.Next, place to cool.
• After, this delicious bread can be fozen or topped with an endless choice of toppings.

METIS BANNOCK

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
• Work in the margarine using hands until you make a nice crumble. If you have Olivina margarine in your area, I find this makes for the best bannock.
• Gradually mix in enough milk to make soft but not sticky. Knead.
• Shape into a ball, place on a greased baking sheet, then flatten into a circle about 1 inch thick.
• Bake at 425°F (220°C) for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

ALGONQUIN BANNOCK

Steps:

• I'll provide two versions - fire cooked (preferred) and pan-cooked.
• Fire-cooked: First; if you're making this in camp, it's best to use natural tools. Locate a flat rock (slate is best, of course), sheet of birch bark or similar flat surface. You can use a bowl or a frypan but it's not as much fun. :) Next, find a Y-shaped stick about 2 feet in length; fairly stout - the branches should be about the width of your thumb and should be about two fist-widths apart.
• Pre-mix the dry ingredients prior to departure. Don't worry; the seemingly miniscule amounts of salt and baking powder are more than enough.
• Pour a small mound of dry mixture onto your flat surface; add water a few drops at a time until a thick dough is formed. Keep adding mixture and water until all mixture is used (or until you have enough. If you're wise you'll carry a fairly large bag of mixture; enough for several days).
• Be careful - consistency is critical. The dough must be thick enough to braid. Add water slowly and add less than you think you need.
• Form dough into a ball and let it rise 10-15 minutes; use this to build up the fire to cooking temperature.
• Roll the dough into a 'Plasticene snake' about 2 inches across. Braid the snake around the ends of the Y-shaped stick tucking the ends in at the bottom. Then simply roast it in front of (not over) the fire, flipping every 1-2minutes until golden-brown. (If you hold it over the fire you'll cook it too fast).
• Let cool for a few seconds and tear pieces off. Serve with butter, but it's better dipped into meat juice. In winter, dip into white bacon fat and roast until the fat is brown - good fuel at 30 degrees below zero.
• Pan-cooked: Exactly the same preparation except add more water until it forms a very thick batter - twice the thickness of pancake batter. Let rise for 10 minutes. Pour into frypan and cook slowly until golden brown. Serve as above.