Since I don't have an oven (let a lone a fireplace) where I'm living now. I've been experimenting quite a lot with making bannock on the stove. The trick I've found is using really low heat and only the barest layer of grease (I use bacon fat) so that the bread doesn't really fry. I've even made a chocolate bread. Its all been really tasty and while I'll spend most of the evening doing it, basing it on two cups of flour makes enough for me to snack on for three or four days.

I love to cook, but making bread really seems almost like alchemy.