I could use some reliable recipes for damper bread and banuk? My attempts at baking are always poor can anyone help.
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Adapted from Hoodoo's recipe:
6 cups of flour
1 cup dried milk
1 cup suet (or some other fat - butter, olive oil etc)
1 tsp salt
1-2 tsp baking powder
Mix, add enough water to make a firm but not sticky dough and cook gently.
For a sweet bannock, simply replace salt with sugar/cinnamon/raisins/etc. For a more savoury one, use cheese/chilli/curry powder etc.
When you say you have poor results, what do you mean exactly?
6 cups of flour
1 cup dried milk
1 cup suet (or some other fat - butter, olive oil etc)
1 tsp salt
1-2 tsp baking powder
Mix, add enough water to make a firm but not sticky dough and cook gently.
For a sweet bannock, simply replace salt with sugar/cinnamon/raisins/etc. For a more savoury one, use cheese/chilli/curry powder etc.
When you say you have poor results, what do you mean exactly?
Hi Led
My bread smells right, it looks right but never cooks thru. Or I leave it a bit longer to cook and the hole issue turns to charcoal.
I have been baking in 2 mess tins (when I attempt it) mixing dough, placing flour in the base of the smaller tin and then putting the larger one over the top to make an oven. Any comments.
My bread smells right, it looks right but never cooks thru. Or I leave it a bit longer to cook and the hole issue turns to charcoal.
I have been baking in 2 mess tins (when I attempt it) mixing dough, placing flour in the base of the smaller tin and then putting the larger one over the top to make an oven. Any comments.
Hi Pothunter,
There are somee things you can do to improve your success rate.
First is to put less mixture in your billies, this should mean that there is less to cook, and so it'll cook right through;
Second is to reduce the cooking temperature and increase the time that you cook it for (admittedly difficult under camp conditions).
Personally I'd go with the less mixture idea - because by the time you've eaten one bannock, you be getting in the mood for the second one
ATB
Ogri the trog
There are somee things you can do to improve your success rate.
First is to put less mixture in your billies, this should mean that there is less to cook, and so it'll cook right through;
Second is to reduce the cooking temperature and increase the time that you cook it for (admittedly difficult under camp conditions).
Personally I'd go with the less mixture idea - because by the time you've eaten one bannock, you be getting in the mood for the second one
ATB
Ogri the trog
Cooking in 2 batches is good as above
Also cooking in frying pan - cook bottom then angle/prop pan to fire.
careful with the ash
adjust heat by moving further/nearer the fire.
rotate often to even out cooking.
Cooks at lower temp & you can see how it is doing
there are some pictures of bread cooking this way in Gallery
here
Also cooking in frying pan - cook bottom then angle/prop pan to fire.
careful with the ash
adjust heat by moving further/nearer the fire.
rotate often to even out cooking.
Cooks at lower temp & you can see how it is doing
there are some pictures of bread cooking this way in Gallery
here
Led, Ogri, Mike thanks for you comments.
I'm feeling the need to bake (tomorrow when the wifes out) do you have any recipes for bread, mine has been a flour and milk powder mixture
You are right I have been trying to bake to larger loaves.
I'm feeling the need to bake (tomorrow when the wifes out) do you have any recipes for bread, mine has been a flour and milk powder mixture
You are right I have been trying to bake to larger loaves.
pothunter said:
At home with scales I use 4oz plain flour , 4 oz wholemeal flour
good pinch of salt 2 rounded teaspoon baking powder. Milk added to make dough. divide in 2 to cook.
it is easy to add too much liquid - add more flour WHEN
this happens powdered mlik & water can be used fat / herbs etc can be added practise cooking with a nice cheap recipe
keep the same mix at 1st
Edit - you can practise in the kitchen cook in a frying pan
on the hob at the start transfer a medium grill to cook the top
not too high in the grill & don't melt the pan handle :twak:
practise with out getting wet in the rain & you can see the cooking in controled conditions
If your having a baking day tomorrow I found this recipe for bannock with a cook in the oven option http://www.twobay.com/bannock.htm
Dave.
Dave.
