A fireside tradition.

Today marks the beginning of Banff Snow Days and what better way to celebrate than with some "Bannock on a Stick." What is bannock you ask? Well the history of bannock is contested, some say that it was first made by indigenous North Americans, but others believe it came over with the first European travelers. Bannock is generally prepared with white or whole wheat flour, baking powder, sugar, lard and water or milk, which are combined and kneaded (possibly with spices, dried fruits or other flavouring) then fried in rendered fat, vegetable oil, or shortening, baked in an oven or cooked on a stick. It is DELICIOUS!