Outlander Bannock Baking Experience with Campbell’s Bakery
Step into their working bakehouse and learn to make the rustic bannocks that Mrs Fitz and the kitchen women of Castle Leoch would have cooked in Outlander. Guided by Iain Campbell, 7th-generation award-winning baker and owner of Campbell’s Bakery, you’ll experience the simple, hearty Highland breads once prepared daily in Scottish homes.
In this relaxed, hands-on class, you’ll mix, knead, shape and cook traditional bannocks on our bakery’s hot plate — the modern equivalent of the old Scottish girdle. You’ll also see our own heirloom bakery griddle, passed down through generations and learn how bannocks were cooked on it in centuries past.
Using time-honoured methods and wholesome ingredients, you’ll create bannocks just as they would have been made in the 18th century — rustic, comforting and deeply rooted in Highland tradition.
Iain will share the history and everyday importance of these sustaining breads — from their role in Highland kitchens to the techniques that give them their distinctive flavour and texture.
Enjoy tea, coffee, and our handmade cakes half way through the class as Iain shares stories from the bakery’s heritage and the enduring tradition of bannock-making across generations.
Leave with your own warm bannocks, wrapped for travel, along with newfound skills and a deeper connection to Scotland’s Highland past.