Essential survival skill: Learn how to make survival bread

08/27/2024 / By HRS Editors

If you’re looking for other foods that can be added to your kitchen pantry, you can try learning how to make survival bread.

Survival bread is a popular survival food, and your options include flatbread and hardtack.

And if you’re worried about the shelf life of bread, stock up on ingredients for breadmaking before SHTF. This ensures that when you are dealing with an emergency and are unable to leave the house to buy more groceries, you can still make bread at home. (h/t to TruePrepper.com)

Why breadmaking is an essential survival skill

Breadmaking is an essential survival skill because it gives you one more staple to add to your supply when disaster strikes.

And with a variety of breads to choose from, you can make bread that suits your various survival needs, from hardtack that can last for several years with proper storage, to damper bread that can be cooked over a campfire.

Survival breads also have a long shelf life, making these recipes great additions to your prepper pantry.

Bannock bread recipe

Bannock bread is a traditional bread that has been made by Scottish indigenous peoples.

This simple, unleavened bread can be cooked over an open fire.

Ingredients:

2 Cups of flour
3/4 Cup of water
1/4 Cup of oil
2 Teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon of salt

Instructions:

Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Add the oil and water to the dry ingredients and stir until a dough forms.
Knead the dough for several minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic.
Divide the dough into several small balls.
Flatten each ball of dough into a thin circle.
Cook each bannock on a hot, greased skillet or a griddle for several minutes on each side until it turns golden brown.
Serve the bannock warm.

Damper bread recipe

Damper bread is traditionally made by Australian bushmen over an open fire, but the recipe below can be made at home and in a conventional oven.

Ingredients:

4 Cups of self-rising flour
1 Cup of milk
1/2 Cup of water
1/4 Cup of butter, chilled and cut into small cubes
1/4 Cup of sugar

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C).
Get a large bowl and mix the flour, sugar and chilled butter using your fingertips until the mixture becomes crumbly.
Make a well in the center of the mixture and slowly add the milk and water.
Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until a dough forms.
Place the dough on a floured surface and knead it lightly until it becomes smooth.
Shape the dough into a round loaf and place it on a greased baking sheet.
Get a sharp knife and make a cross-shaped cut on the top of the loaf.
Bake the bread for about 40 to 45 minutes or until it turns golden brown.
Set the bread aside. Let it cool before slicing and serving.

Flatbread recipe

Flatbread is a simple, unleavened bread that you can also cook over an open flame. (Related: Prepper recipes: How to make hominy, an ancient survival food.)

Ingredients:

2 Cups of flour
3/4 Cup of water
1/2 Teaspoon of salt

Instructions:

Mix the flour and salt in a bowl.
Gradually add the water and stir until a dough forms.
Knead the dough for several minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic.
Divide the dough into several small balls.
Roll each ball of dough out into a thin circle.
Cook each flatbread on a hot, greased skillet or griddle for several minutes on each side until it turns golden brown.
Serve the flatbread warm.

Hardtack recipe

Hardtack is a hard, dry biscuit that has been used as survival food for centuries. When stored properly, hardtack can even last for years.

In the past, hardtack was a staple for soldiers and sailors during wartime and long voyages at sea.

Ingredients:

3 Cups of flour
1 Cup of water
1 Teaspoon of salt

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C).
Mix the flour and salt in a bowl.
Gradually add the water and stir until a dough forms.
Knead the dough for at least 10 minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic.
Roll the dough out to a thickness of at least 1/2 inch (1.3 cm).
Cut the dough into small squares or circles at least 3 inches (7.6 cm) in size.
Use a fork to poke several holes in each piece of dough.
Place the dough on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until they turn hard and dry.
Store the hardtack in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

Where to buy ingredients for your survival stockpile

The Health Ranger Store is here to help you stock up on food supplies so you are prepared for any emergency.

That’s why we’re proud to introduce ingredients that you can also use for breadmaking such as Organic Raw Cashews, Organic Coconut Palm Sugar and Freeze-Dried Organic Strawberry Pieces.

Our Health Ranger Select Organic Raw Cashews (Whole & Pieces) are carefully grown under strict organic standards by trusted growers. They are not exposed to radiation, fumigation or toxic chemicals.

Our premium raw cashews are completely non-GMO, non-China, vegan and certified Kosher and organic. We also verify their cleanliness and purity with extensive in-house laboratory testing for glyphosate, heavy metals and microbiology.

Health Ranger Select Organic Raw Cashews (Whole & Pieces) can be eaten straight out of the bag. You can also add them to bread, yogurt, granola bars or trail mixes.

You can also use Organic Coconut Palm Sugar 56 oz (#10 can, 1587g) (2-Pack) if you want to try baking something sweeter at home.

This naturally delicious and nutritious sweetener is extracted from the bark and fruits of tropical coconut palms. Due to its delicately sweet flavor, coconut sugar is a favorite substitute for brown sugar.

Since Organic Coconut Palm Sugar is low on the glycemic index and high in nutrient density, it is a healthy sweetener for desserts, smoothies, shakes, spreads, cereals and energy bars.

If you want to add fruit to bread and other baked goods, try Health Ranger Select Freeze-Dried Organic Strawberry Pieces. These strawberry pieces are a tasty and healthy snack that can be enjoyed all year round.

With their crispy texture and natural abundance of vitamin C and other beneficial antioxidants and nutrients, our freeze-dried organic strawberry pieces can add a burst of flavor and nutrition to baked goods, pancakes, muffins, pies or salads.

They can also be eaten directly for a quick and healthy snack.

Health Ranger Select Freeze-Dried Organic Strawberry Pieces contain no gluten or GMOs and are certified Kosher and organic.

Visit Health Ranger Store and Brighteon Store to find more prepping products for your stockpile. You can also go to NaturalNewsRecipes.com for more delicious recipes to try at home.

Click on this link to learn how to make Flourless, Gluten-Free Banana Bread with HRS Organic Coconut Palm Sugar.

You can also watch this instructional video for Flourless, Gluten-Free Banana Bread.

This video is from the Health Ranger Store channel on Brighteon.com.