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RCI-BR.001.0110.001

Scottish Wheat Bannock

A recipe from Nova Scotia that is called both and .

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • (950ml) whole wheat flour
    4 cups
  • (120ml) sugar
    1/2 cup
  • baking soda
    2 tsp
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • .5 cups (360ml) buttermilk
    1 unit
  • butter (cut into pea-sized cubes)
    4 tablespoons

Method

1
Preheat oven to 350°F (180c)
2
Mix dry ingredients
3
Mix in butter
4
Mix in buttermilk to make a soft, workable dough
5
Optionally mix in blueberries, raisins or cinnamon to taste
6
Knead dough briefly
7
Oil a cookie sheet or use parchment paper
8
Make dough into a disc 3 or so inches thick. Cut an X i dough with a knife (1cm or so deep)
9
Bake 350°F (180c) for 50 to 70 minutes (depends on your oven) until a wood skewer stuck in comes out with no "gooeyness" on it
10
Let cool 5 to 10 minutes after taking from the oven, and break apart with your hands into serving-sized chunks.