This and that: Flour

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Cinnamon Raisin Bannock

Is Bannock a Canadian food?

It is eaten in most regions of the country, so yes, I would say it is Canadian.It is a quick round bread that is usually fried and when cut in wedges it is called scones.This food has been traced back to the Indigenous Indians and is made from flour, water and baking powder. It was brought to the Indians from the Scottish people. Settlers did make this type of bread on the trail.

I decided to try to make bannock as I have eaten it before. It is a quick bread that you can make on your stove and not heat your house up. It is tasty and filling. I decided to add spices and raisins to mine.

Cinnamon Raisin Bannock

recipe adapted from Allrecipes.com

3 cups flour ( 1 used 1 cup whole wheat and 2 cups white)
1 tsp salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 cup butter melted
1.5 cup water
raisin ( I didn't measure, just threw some in)
oil to fry (I used coconut oil)

In large bowl add flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add and butter and stir with fork until makes a ball. Add raisins and mix until combined. Place ball on lightly floured surface and knead gently about 10 times. Break dough into about 12 pieces and flatten into circles that are about 1/4 -1/2 inch thick.
Heat oil in frying pan, over medium heat, fry bread until golden brown. It took about 4 -5 minutes each side.
You can also bake these in the oven at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.

Enjoy

Note: This recipe could be made in a frying pan over an grill or in a grill pan over an open fire.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Peanut Butter Cookies.

I hadn't made peanut butter cookies for a long, long time.

It is probably a good thing, because I forgot how addicting they are.

Do you like your cookies soft or hard and crunchy?

I let mine bake longer, and also I let them sit on the cupboard overnight

so today they were hard and crunchy...

Good coffee dipping cookies.

That is if I drank coffee anymore.. Dipping cookies in tea is just not the same.

Peanut Butter Cookies

adapted from a small town cookbook that I have had for years~ St. Theresa's Treats

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

1 1/4 cup butter

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1 cup peanut butter ~ I used my Canadian Kraft Peanut Butter.

2 tsp baking soda

2 cups white flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 tsp salt

extra sugar to roll cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix flours, baking soda and salt together and set aside. In bowl, combine brown sugar, white sugar and butter. Mix well, add peanut butter and continue to mix. Mix in eggs. Once all these ingredients are mixed add vanilla and then dry ingredients. Once everything is mixed well, roll into balls. Roll balls in sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheet or use a baking mat on your cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.

I baked mine for 14 minutes and they came out crunchy, 10 minutes would make them soft. Enjoy. I bet you can't eat just one.