Originally Posted by
Newspaperguy
Here you go:
BANNOCK
2 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. butter or shortening
1 cup warm water
Mix the dry ingredients. Cut in butter or shortening. Add warm water to make a stiff dough. If the dough is too soft, add a bit more flour. Knead just a couple of times. Spread on a lightly floured baking sheet or in an 8 by 8 pan and bake at 325 for 25 to 30 minutes.
To prepare on the stove top, put in a lightly greased pan and simmer on the lowest possible heat for 30 minutes on each side.
Bannock can also be cooked over a campfire. The dough can be wrapped around a stick and cooked the way one roasts wieners.
I always thought bannock had to contain oatmeal or oats of some sort, but after googling it, I discover that oats are optional. You recipe sounds close to what I have made as "tea biscuits." I'm thinking I could substitute some oatmeal for the flour and it would taste sufficiently oat-y.