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Here's an old favorite in Mikmaq country. There are so many variations in making this bread. here is what you need to get you started:

4 cups of flour
3/4 tsp of salt
1 tsp of baking powder
1/2 cup of lard or wild game fat
3 cups of milk or water(approxiamtely)
3/4 cup of molasses(optional)
1/2 -1 cup of dried fruit(optional)
1 medium sized pan, greased with lard

Mix flour, salt an dbaking powder in a bowl and mix well. Cut lard or deer fat into the flour mix. Make sure the lard is worked into the flour Make a hole in center of the flour and add your liquid. I prefer milk but water will do just as well. But most definately with the milk the bread has a much more softer texture. Pour the liquid cautiously because you want the dough to be able to form into a ball rather than it looking like a pancake mix. In anycase the amount of liquid used in this measurment should be appropriate for the amount of flour measured out. Knead the dough out to the sides of the pan.

*should you add dried fruit to this bread soak the fruit in a liquid of your choice, cranberry , apple or even water for about a 1/2 hour.
*it may be that you dont want to combine molasses with the dry fruit and this is okay as well.