Pilot Bread Tundra Tostadas
Pilot Bread Tundra Tostadas
Alaskans eat MORE Pilot Bread than any other state. What is this thing called Pilot Bread? Think big thick cracker that’s sturdy enough to go out to hunting camps and everyone loves it and you’ve got Pilot Bread. It could be the FOOD for Alaska if Salmon weren’t in the picture. When I was little we always had pilot bread on hand, my dad hunted and fished a lot but as kids, we also just ate it whenever we were hungry. Most states don’t even sell Pilot Bread, but you can get it online. That’s an affiliate link; I earn a small commission if people use it to purchase Pilot Bread.
Sailor Boy Pilot Bread is part of our Emergency Preparedness Plan
In Alaska, you pretty much need to be ready. You need to be prepared for a week-long windstorm that will knock your power out. Or an earthquake. And you need to be ready for three feet of snow. In all of those cases, no matter what, you still have to eat. You may not have power, but you will need food, and the wise will have stores of food that will keep for a long time and still taste good. We stock our pantry and storage pantry with canned meats, beans, soups, canned smoked salmon, canned fruit and vegetables and we’re almost ready to live through any rough patch. Add water, a radio, a heat source and the every present pilot bread and you’re just about set.
How to Enjoy Pilot Bread?
Pilot Bread is just a large round hardtack type cracker that keeps almost indefinitely, and you can use it in various ways. Eat it like as a cracker, like a slice of bread, crumbled in soup, toasted and buttered. I like to think of it as an edible plate, load it up and chow down. You can put anything ON it, and it just works.
Hormel Chili Tundra Tostadas
Ingredients
- 2 cups chili canned or leftovers
- 6-8 pilot breads
- grated cheese
- chopped hot peppers
- chopped lettuce
- sour cream
- chopped tomatoes
- salsa
- hot sauce
Instructions
- heat the chili over medium heat
- set out the pilot bread
- assemble your toppings
- form a sort of 'make your own' bar with the toppings
- when the chili is heated through
- invite your family to make their own Tundra Tostada
- be sure to help small ones who need it otherwise everyone else will enjoy modifying their tostada to their own preference
Nutrition
I've never heard of Pilot Bread! But I love any good cracker, so I'm sure I'd love this one as well. Yum!
You would! They are tasty and last a good long time–I love them as an edible plate : ) and general bread substitute!
really taste good – better than any crackers!
This looks really yummy! I've never heard of Pilot Bread. I lived in Seattle for 3 1/2 years and never heard of it!
I can't believe you didn't see them in Seattle?!? So weird, they only sell them in AK, OR and WA–even our Costco carries them : ) BULK BUY!
oh I JUST found this on their Facebook page "Looking for Pilot Bread in the lower 48 states? Winco stores carry the Sailor Boy Pilot Bread in bulk bins in their stores in California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington State. "
This looks fantastic! I grew up with pilot bread and can't imagine my kitchen without it! It's fabulous for camping and traveling. Spam is to Hawaii as Pilot Bread is to Alaska! 🙂