bannocks

Traditional Highland loaves

Bannocks are flat, round cakes of unleavened bread, traditionally made from oatmeal or barley flour and cooked on a griddle.

The word is chiefly Scottish and Northern English.

Bannocks are simple, sturdy fare—historically a staple in households without ovens: She made bannocks on the hearth stone.

oat

oatmeal

Boiled grain breakfast

wholegrain · coarse · stone-ground · milled · fiber · nutty · toasted · bran · wholesome · grainy

Scottish

griddle

Flat metal cooking surface

haggis · ceilidh · Burns Night · tartan · thistle · clans · traditional · heritage · shortbread · soda bread

flatbread

unleavened

Not raised by fermentation

campfire · rustic · handmade · simple · quick bread · dense · chewy · golden · crispy · fried

Indigenous

fry bread

Dough cooked in oil

  • MétisCanadian mixed-ancestry Indigenous nation
  • CreeAlgonquian people of Canada
  • InuitArctic indigenous people

First Nations · Canada · pemmican · powwow · Navajo · Native American · survival food · treaty · traditional foods · wild game

hearty

filling

Material placed within

rustic · homemade · warm · satisfying · wholesome · simple · peasant food · humble · sustaining · robust

Categories
Opposites
leavening/rise

bannocksleavened bread

Loaf expanded by fermentation

yeast bread · brioche · challah · baguettes · sandwich loaf

culinary sophistication

bannocksbrioche

Enriched French bread

croissants · pâtisserie · artisan bread · French pastry · French pastries

Family

bannock

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G