The original bannocks were heavy, flat cakes of unleavened barley or oatmeal dough formed into a round or oval shape, then cooked on a griddle. “Bannock” is a Northern English and Scottish word of Celtic origin. If you have spent a lot of time out in the woods you have eaten your fair share of Bannock, the Indians would wrap it around a stick and cook it over an open fire. Mostly I’ve had it fried up in a pan….
Published on Nov 10, 2012
Making bannock is an easy process. In this video I show how to make a quick and easy bannock bread with very few ingredients. Please enjoy the video and I hope to see you in the woods.
Today’s native Fried Bread is like bannock and cooked in a skillet. Toutons are similar bits of dough deep fried.
