What is your favorite BANNOCK <camp-biscuit> recipe?

[Oroblanco]

What is your favorite recipe for Bannock, or Camp Bisquits? Thank you in advance,

Side question here too - how many of you use a Reflector Oven for baking in camp? I've been using one since boyhood, seems they are a scarce item to buy nowadays.
Oroblanco

 

[Oroblanco]

HOLA amigo! Bannock is a simple bisquit, you can wrap the dough around a stick and bake it over the coals that way, or wrap it around hot dogs etc - in its most basic form it is flour, baking powder, salt, and water. Adding lard or shortening makes a MUCH better tasting bannock. It was one of the most important foods used by the "old timers" prospectors, trappers, hunters etc as a cheap food that is easy to make, the ingredients will keep quite some time without any kind of refrig etc. In the reflector oven I just put the dough in lumps and let it bake until it gets a nice toasty browning starting on it, pretty good when you are tired and hungry.

I do NOT have a recipe for Hardtack, and would appreciate if you would share yours? I have never even tasted hardtack, is it good?

I love my old reflector oven, and noticed that the camping supply houses today simply DON'T sell any - so I guess I better treat my old fold-up model with care. I know they are simple enough you can make your own too, I used a home-made one for years before buying the one I have now - but it had NO shelf just wire, which now I would not want to use one without a shelf.

Oroblanco

 

[godisnum1]

Wow Rando... I just posted (and removed) the SAME recipe you just posted! lol I looked over a ton of recipes for hard tack one day, just for the fun of it... and that's the one I happened to save.
I've been wanting to try it out, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

Bran <><

 

[godisnum1]

Wow Rando... I just posted (and removed) the SAME recipe you just posted! lol I looked over a ton of recipes for hard tack one day, just for the fun of it... and that's the one I happened to save.
I've been wanting to try it out, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

Bran <><

lol!! Yeah... I saw that. I think I got mine from that website I recommended to you a month or so..

That's TOO funny.


I USED to use the old civil war flour and water recipe til I saw THAT one a while back. It's almost TOO good...

That may have been where I got it... I honestly have not the slightest idea what site it was.
But yeah, that one is definitely modified from the original hard tack recipes.
I read the history on the stuff, and it's really interesting... and how they used to eat it (about the only way you could) with pig fat and beans, or with coffee. They did whatever they did to survive with what they had back then. It was really admirable.

Bran <><

 

[Oroblanco]

Muchas gracias amigo Rando! <two thumbs up>

 

[truckinbutch]

Rando ,
What Oro and G#1 said .
Grandkids and I are gonna try your version tomorrow since their school is closed .
Bran ,
I've cooked and eaten those traditional CW rations and the best that I can say about them is
that they will make a turd .
The best spice for anything edible is real hunger .
Jim

 

[Oroblanco]

Rando ,
What Oro and G#1 said .
Grandkids and I are gonna try your version tomorrow since their school is closed .
Bran ,
I've cooked and eaten those traditional CW rations and the best that I can say about them is
that they will make a turd .
The best spice for anything edible is real hunger .
Jim

Oh my goodness, I am glad I didn't have a big mouthful of coffee the moment I read your post there amigo, lord almighty! I am going to steal that one! <2 thumbs up!>
Roy ~ Oroblanco

 

[truckinbutch]

Oro ,
You are welcome to use that comment as you wish . I highly recommend that you do NOT! make that comment when you look at / taste what has been put before you by your loving spouse at your own table ....
The reaction can be damaging to your eyesight until the swelling goes down

 

[Oroblanco]

Reminds me of that old joke, extract "...say that again and you won't see me for three days"

"So I said it anyway."

"What happened?"

"On the third day, I could see her a little bit out of my left eye....."