Bannock Again

I cooked a good dinner last night for my daughter, her girlfriend and myself.

We had fried chicken, goulash, carrots cooked with honey, squash from our garden, and bannock. I tried a different recipe this time and my daughter liked it better than the last. Of course, I left out the blueberries also.

I had purchased 4 packages of blueberries which Dakotah and Charla seem to like pretty well by themselves. I am sure I will need to buy more when I get ready to make the pemmican.

The latest recipe for bannock is listed below, based on what I cooked last night.

2 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar (or less, if you prefer your bannock less sweet)
2 pinches salt
water, at room temperature

1. Mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together.
2. Mix with enough water so that the mixture becomes a dough.
3. Form into 4-6 large, thick patties.
4. Fry on lightly oiled frying pan, turning when the bottom is golden.
5. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes on 350. Check the center with a toothpick, like checking a cake.

If desired, spread with honey, jam, butter, or peanut butter.

This freezes well. Freeze, already baked, in a labeled ziploc bag with the air squeezed out as much as possible. To serve, bring to room temperature by removing from the bag and letting rest on the counter for a few hours. SPeed up the process, by baking or microwaving until the desired temperature is reached.

The Nutrition Facts are below for this recipe.

Serving Size 1 (75g)
Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 255
Calories from Fat 5 (2%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.6g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.1g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 623mg 25%
Potassium 67mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 55.7g 18%
Dietary Fiber 1.7g 6%
Sugars 6.5g
Protein 6.5g 12%
Vitamin A 0mcg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.0mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mcg 0%
Calcium 517mg 51%
Iron 3mg 20%

This is very simple and it is really hard to go wrong. Give this to your kids as a snack with honey, or just butter. I have tried it with peanut butter, but I did not like the added thickness, since the bannock is also a little dense. Jelly is probably good, but I have not tried that.

Live happy and free...or die trying.

-GW