Scottish Bannocks Food

SCOTTISH BANNOCKS RECIPE

Steps:

• If you're making your own buttermilk do that first (see notes).
• Mix your oatmeal, salt and flour together in your bowl.
• Measure our your buttermilk, if you've made extra, and add the baking soda.
• Add your buttermilk mixture slowly to the oatmeal and flour mix, you may not need it all so add around a cup then use a spoon to bring it together before continuing with the rest if necessary.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and split into two.
• Manipulate the dough into a flat circles the right size to suit your griddle, skillet or frying pan. Be careful not to handle the mixture too much at this stage to avoid taking any air the baking soda has added from it.
• Heat your griddle/skillet with a little oil.
• Indent your dough slightly to provide 4 sections, like you would a pizza.
• Once it's hot add the dough to your griddle/skillet.
• You should only have to turn your bannock once, leave it to brown on the underside but don't be afraid to give it a shuggle to make sure it's not stuck to the surface of the pan.
• Once you're sure it's cooked turn the bannock over to lightly brown the other side. You should be able to tap it and hear a hollow sound.
• If your bannock is too thick you may need to cook for longer on the second side but this will depend on your griddle/skillet size.

TRADITIONAL BANNOCKS (SCOTLAND)

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour cinnamon & salt.
• In a smaller container, lightly whisk the eggs together with the sugar & stir that mixture into the flour mixture with just enough milk to give a pouring consistency, beating well until bubbles form.
• Grease & heat a griddle, then pour tablespoons of the mixture onto the gridle, tilting to spread the mixture thinly.
• As soon as the bannocks are golden brown underneath, perhaps about 3-4 minutes, flip them over & brown on the other side.
• Cool on a wire rack before serving with butter & honey.

SCOTTISH BANNOCK BREAD

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients together well. Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender. Mix in the water and knead until the dough is very smooth, about 15 minutes.
• Grease a cast iron frying pan, including the sides, and press the dough into the pan. Bake on top of the stove over low heat. Watch carefully so that the bread does not brown or burn before the center is cooked. When the bread is free from the pan, turn the loaf over and continue to cook. The total cooking time will be about 10 minutes on each side.