Grease Bannock Recipes

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.

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.

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.