Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7 ... The dough should be softish, but not too wet and sticky. The trick with bannock like all soda breads is not to over-mix the dough.

Cooked bannocks can also be frozen and reheated for future use. Before it’s cooked in a hot griddle pan or oven, the bannock dough is rolled into balls and flattened. Bannocks should be cooked ...

Like most foods, bannock — often referred to as fry bread — has a winding history as a versatile staple and Canadian comfort dish. Said to have originated in Scotland, the flatbread was ...