The boy and I made bannock for lunch during our hike today. We went totally simple (and cheater) this time. We brought Bisquick, a little oil, small cast iron frying pan and water. It's the first time we've done it in a pan rather than on sticks and it worked really well.


Bannock mix in a zip lock


Preheating the pan and oil while we mix (Notice our high tech water boiling system? A spaghetti sauce can and a piece of tin foil works great!). I don't like my bannock deep fried so I just put in enough oil to coat the pan.


Mixing - just enough water and not too much needing


Get the pan off the fire using a leather glove


Load the pan


DON'T DO THIS unless you want to eat charcoal


DO do it like this - with the pan facing the fire. Don't forget to rotate so it cooks evenly


When it's crispy and golden on the outside it's ready to eat. You can check the middle with a stick, like you would a cake, but it's not necessary if you don't make it too thick.

We ate this batch with MH Chilie Macaroni and it was a yummy combination. I prefer to sweeten it up at breakfast, by adding raisins or dried cranberries and maybe a little maple syrup.

We're definitely going to keep experimenting with bannock. What's your favourite recipe or cooking method?