Bannock Burning

[Humakt]

We had a day out in the rain and woods today.
With us was Zac - my friend's 15 year old son.
We showed him how to use a map and compass and we also cooked some bannock using two aluminium frying pans as a kind of ersatz Dutch oven.
It worked really well!
I also bought myself a veg steamer to use as a fire bowl - it worked perfectly.
Anyway, here's a couple of pictures of our day. If you'd like to see more then click on the link to our blog (below, in my signature).
It really was a great day and we all had a marvellous time.

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[AdrianRose]

Great photos there fella. Looks like you all had a cracking day.
Nice place to pitch up too by the looks of it.
Ade

[Elen Sentier]

sounds great. How did the steamer work out? I've thought of doing that ...

[Silverback]

Cracking pics, looks like you had great fun.

[FishyFolk]

Bannock or stick bread....i will never master them. I am forever doomed to carry my bread with me from home...

[AL...]

Great write up and pic's there .
Those wee steamers are dead handy .

Cheers
AL

[treefrog]

Great stuff, man. Enjoyed your blog also..

Jack

[Ashley Cawley]

Looks like a fun day out and nice idea with the cooking gear! :) ... what's with the title, did the Bannock turn out a little chared?

[Ashley Cawley]

... did the Bannock turn out a little chared?
The reason I ask is I have often seen people try to cook Bannock too quickly and burn it. I've never been taught how long I should cook bannock but I always aim to take at least 1hr to cook it, I find this gives great results, just cooking on hot coals and topping the fire up with a few twigs every now and then.

[Humakt]

did the Bannock turn out a little chared?

No, I was trying to be clever with word play.
I used to be a journalist, and the chance to make a cheesy pun with headlines is like a pavlovian response with me...

No, the bannock came out lovely. The cheese melted a bit and formed that crusty cheesy bottom like you get on scones and stuff. But the two pans worked perfectly.

[Al21]

Nice one, I often find that you can ignore the rain after a while, provided it's not too heavy. Well done on getting the young'un into map and compass before his thumbs become surgically attached to things that bleep!

Bannock in stainless billies works well, as Ashley says, it's all about long and slow, a perfect excuse for chilling around a fire.

Keep 'em coming,

Al

[Ashley Cawley]

No, the bannock came out lovely. The cheese melted a bit and formed that crusty cheesy bottom like you get on scones and stuff. But the two pans worked perfectly.Glad to hear it :o


... as Ashley says, it's all about long and slow, a perfect excuse for chilling around a fire.Exactly, great excuse to sit/lie beside the fire :) ... as if I need an excuse!

[Tigger004]

How do you wait an hour, once it starts to smell I want to eat it.

The reason I ask is I have often seen people try to cook Bannock too quickly and burn it. I've never been taught how long I should cook bannock but I always aim to take at least 1hr to cook it, I find this gives great results, just cooking on hot coals and topping the fire up with a few twigs every now and then.

[BJ]

very descriptive, mouth watering, there goes my diet again.
BJ