Cheese Onion Bannocks Recipes

BANNOCK

Steps:

• Measure flour, salt, and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir to mix. Pour melted butter and water over flour mixture. Stir with fork to make a ball.
• Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface, and knead gently about 10 times. Pat into a flat circle 3/4 to 1 inch thick.
• Cook in a greased frying pan over medium heat, allowing about 15 minutes for each side. Use two lifters for easy turning. May also be baked on a greased baking sheet at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

CHEESE-ONION BANNOCK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
• Add onion; sauté 8 minutes or until tender.
• Remove from heat; cool.
• Place flour, oats, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a food processor; process until oats are coarsely ground.
• Add butter; pulse 3 times or until combined.
• Add onion and cheese; pulse 3 times or until blended.
• Place mixture in a medium bowl.
• Add water and egg, stirring until moist.
• Let mixture stand 1 minute.
• Place mixture onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 3 times (dough will be sticky).
• Divide dough in half; press each half into a 5-inch circle.
• Cut each circle into 8 wedges.
• Place wedges on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Serve warm.

CHEESE-ONION BANNOCKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*. Saute onion in a small skillet coated with cooking spray until tender. Remove from heat; cool.
• Place flour, oats, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a food processor; process until oats are coarsely ground.
• Add butter; pulse 3 times or until combined. Add onion and cheese; pulse 3 times or until blended.
• Place oat mixture in a bowl. Add water and egg, stirring until moist. Let mixture stand one minute.
• Place mixture onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3 times (dough will be sticky).
• Divide dough in half; press each half into a 5-inch circle. Cut each circle into 8 wedges.
• Place wedges on a parchment covered baking sheet. Bake at 400* for 15 mins or until lightly browned.
• Best served warm with hearty soup.

JIM'S CHEDDAR ONION SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together bread flour, salt, and baking powder until thoroughly combined. Beat in the butter, buttermilk, and confectioners' sugar to make a dough; gently mix in the onion and Cheddar cheese. Divide dough in half, and shape each half into a ball. Place the loaves onto the prepared baking sheet, and gently flatten to about 2 inches thick. Dust each loaf with flour.
• Bake on a preheated oven until browned, about 30 minutes. Cool on racks for a few minutes; serve warm.

OATMEAL BANNOCKS

Steps:

• Mix 3/4 cup flour, the sugar, salt, oats, and yeast thoroughly.
• Milk butter in sauce pan. Add milk and water and heat till just warm.
• Add milk mixture to flour-oat mixture and beat for 5 minutes.
• Add egg and another 1/2 cup of flour and continue beating for another 5 minutes, adding more flour until bread pulls away from the side of the bowl.
• Turn bread out on a lightly floured surface and knead 8-10 minutes till smooth and elastic- adding flour as needed.
• Lightly spray a bowl with cooking spray, add dough. Lightly spray dough with cooking spray. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let it raise in a warm place till doubled in bulk (about 45 minutes).
• Punch down dough. Divide in two and roll out each half into an 8" circle.
• Spray two 8" round cake pans with cooking spray. Add dough (one to each pan) and with a knife gently score each loaf into 8 wedges (don't cut all the way through the dough).
• Lightly cover with plastic wrap (or a tea towel) and let rise until doubled in bulk (about 30 minutes).
• Bake at 375F for 20 minutes.

BANNOCK II

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, water and oil. Knead on a lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes. Let it rest for a minute, then spread out onto a cookie sheet to 1 inch thickness. Poke holes in the dough using a fork.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bottom is golden when you lift up the bread to take a peek.

CHEESE ONION GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• Slice the French baguettes diagonally into 3/4 inch slices.
• In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Combine the onions and garlic in the skillet. Cook and stir until tender. Set aside to cool.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese and mayonnaise.
• On a cookie sheet, arrange the French bread slices in a single layer. Spread the onion and garlic mixture on the bread slices. Spread the cheese and mayonnaise mixture over the onion and garlic mixture on the bread slices. Broil about 5 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned. Serve immediately.