Want a real taste of the Canadian North?
Try this popular local recipe for authentic Native Cree bannock bread
made with either currants or raisins!
First gather the following ingredients:
6 Cups of flour
1 Cup of lard
3 Tablespoons of baking powder
1 Tablespoon of salt
2 Cups of currants or raisins
3 ½ Cups of water
You’ll also need a medium sized mixing bowl.
In the bowl, mix the flour and lard together by hand. Then add the
baking powder, salt and the currants or raisins. Once this is done, add
the water and work the ingredients into a dough. Next, you have two
options: the camp fire or the oven. To cook over a camp fire, divide
the dough into four lumps and firmly wrap each lump around the end of a
four foot stick and prop securely over the fire until golden brown. To
cook in an oven, spread the dough out into a 16" square cake pan. Bake
at 425 degrees for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Pemmican
Servings: 6
2 cups buffalo jerky or beef jerky, shredded
1 cup dried chokeberries or tart red cherries, chopped
6 TBSP tallow(beef fat) or butter, melted
Combine all ingredients and form into 6 patties. Refrigerate until
serving
Mashkigimin-Onagan (Traditional Cranberry Sauce)
1 1/2 lb Cranberries
2 c Maple sugar
1 1/2 c Birch sap -=OR=- spring -- water
Place all ingredients into a saucepan & bring to a boil. Reduce
heat & simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool & serve.
Paganens (Algonquin Wild Nut
Soup)
24 oz Hazelnuts, crushed
6 ea Shallots, with tops
3 tb parsley, chopped
6 c stock
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Black pepper
Place all ingredients in a large soup pot & simer slowly over a
medium heat for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
WILD RICE CASSEROLE
6 oz. long-grain and wild rice mixture
2 lbs. broccoli, 2 heads (approx.)
2 - 10 oz. condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 lb. cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
Cook rice according to package directions. Put 1/2 rice in bottom of 2
1/2 quart (3L) casserole.
Boil broccoli until just barety tender crisp. Drain. Put 1/2 broccoli
over rice, Spoon second haf of rice over top followed wtth second half
of broccoli.
ln large powl, combine soup and cheese. Spoon over top. Bake uncovered
in 3500F (1 800C) oven for 50minutes.
Sprinkle cheese over top and bake 10-15 minutes more.
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