Easy Bannock Bread Recipe

This simple Bannock Bread recipe can be made two ways using pantry staple ingredients. Either plain and brushed with butter or sweetened up with cinnamon sugar! Ready to enjoy in just 15 minutes!

Not much beats the tasty combination of cinnamon and sugar! This is why I also can’t stop making these Easy Cinnamon Rolls and Air Fryer Biscuit Donuts!

 

This Bannock Bread recipe is a delicious cross between buttermilk biscuits and doughboys without the rising, cutting, and time! Enjoy this sweetened version that everyone will surely love or leave off the cinnamon sugar and serve them alongside your favorite dinner!

What is Bannock Bread?

Bannock is a bread that most associate with Scotland and the recipe from which scones were developed, but it’s actually believed to have an equal origin in North America, more specifically with the Indigenous people of Canada. Bannock recipes have simple ingredients and can be fried, baked, or even put on a stick and cooked over an open fire. It is sometimes called Scottish Skillet Bread, Fry Bread, and Bannock Scone.

Feel free to have Bannock as breakfast, brunch, or even as a dinner side. Try it topped with butter, jam, nut butter, or by placing a cube of cheese inside the dough to melt! Since it’s so versatile and easy to make you can simply make up a couple of batches to enjoy it in more than one way!

Bannock Bread Recipe Ingredients

One of the best things about this Fried Bannock Recipe is that it uses ingredients you most likely have right on hand! This means there’s no excuse not to make up a batch to at least try it!

The 5 ingredient dough is made of all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, milk, and water. Once the dough is made it gets deep-fried in hot vegetable oil.

Finish off the Bannock by sweetening it up! To do so mix together ground cinnamon and granulated sugar and then sprinkle it on top after it’s done cooking. We also love topping ours with a bit of powdered sugar!

Bannock Recipe variations

To make a Cinnamon Sugar Bannock, sprinkle some cinnamon sugar mixture over the hot bread and slice it into wedges. Serve with butter. You can also brush with honey before sprinkling on the cinnamon.

How To Make Bannock

1. Heat vegetable oil in a cast iron pan or frying pan over medium heat.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Then pour the milk and water into a well in the center of the dry ingredients and stir until the dough becomes soft and slightly sticky.
3. Shape the dough on a lightly floured surface with floured hands. Shape it into about an 8-inch disk that’s roughly an inch thick.
4. Fry the dough in the cast iron pan of hot oil, and turn the dough over to cook the other side of it. Remove the Bannock once it’s puffed and golden brown.
5. Remove the dough from the pan and allow it to rest on a paper towel-lined plate.

Easy Bannock Recipe Tips

• Divide the dough into smaller portions for individual bannocks.
• Make sure to preheat your oil for proper cooking. We recommend having it between 325 and 375F to start. The temperature will drop when the dough is added.
• Make it sweet with cinnamon sugar or just brush with butter for a classic finish.

What to serve with Bannock

Bannock can be added to any meal just like you would bread or rolls. We love serving it alongside Smothered Chicken, Turkey Chili, and Country Fried Steak.

How to Store Bannock Bread

If you have any leftover Bannock you can store it for up to 2 to 3 days in a ziplock bag or airtight container.

Easy Bannock Recipe FAQs

What to serve with Bannock

One of our favorite ways to enjoy Canadian Bannock is by making up a plain batch to serve with casseroles or our favorite pasta dishes! After all, every hearty meal deserves a delicious carb to go with it, so grab another bread recipe while you’re here!

• Homemade Bread – Follow this easy step-by-step recipe to get a loaf of fluffy, tender bread!
• Cheddar Drop Biscuits – Savory, cheesy, buttery biscuits that are loaded with cheddar and Colby jack cheese then topped with garlic butter!
• Perfect Yeast Rolls – Perfectly fluffy, pull-apart dinner rolls that are incredibly tender, buttery, and delicious!
• Classic Southern Buttermilk Cornbread – Homemade cornbread made from scratch using coarse corn meal, buttermilk, and sugar!
• Easy Garlic Parmesan Breadsticks – Bursting with fresh garlic, parmesan, and subtle flavors of herbs!

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This recipe was originally published in February 2016 and was updated in October 2021 with new photos, FAQs, and clearer instructions.

5 from 11 votes

Easy Bannock Recipe (Two Ways!)

Author Rebecca Hubbell

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Canadian

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 8 slices

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This simple Bannock Bread recipe can be made two ways using pantry staple ingredients. Either plain and brushed with butter or sweetened up with cinnamon sugar! Ready to enjoy in just 15 minutes!

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Ingredients

  

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• ▢ vegetable oil for frying
• ▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ cup whole milk
• ▢ ½ cup water
• ▢ 1 tablespoon granulated sugar optional
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon toptional

Instructions

• Add vegetable oil about a ½-inch up the sides of a 10 or 12-inch castiron pan and heat over medium heat.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Create a well in the center of the mixture and pour in the milk and water. Stir with a fork until a soft, slightly sticky dough forms.
• Transfer dough to a well-floured surface, with floured hands, shape the dough into an 8-inch disc.
• Once the oil is hot, gently slip the disc of dough into the oil, being careful not to touch it. Fry the dough on each side for 4 to 5 minutes until dough is puffed and golden brown, only flipping the dough once with tongs or two spatulas. Remove the dough from the pan and rest on a plate covered with paper towels.
• If using, stir together sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over hot bread. Slice into 8 wedges and serve with butter.

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Notes

• Cinnamon Sugar can be omitted for a flavor similar to a buttermilk biscuit.
• Recipe adapted from Canadian Living.

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 205mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 2mg

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