There are many
different ways to make fry bread. Fry bread isn't something you would have seen before the settlers, but it came about after the 1800s when the Natives were put on reservations and given rations by the government. These
rations consisted of lard and flour. With these meager ingredients, fry bread was born.
Here is how
I make it:
2 cups flour
2 cups cornmeal
4 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup warm water
Mix dry ingredients then add vegetable oil a little at a time until the full mix looks like cornmeal.
Slowly add the warm water until the dough sticks together.
Roll into fist sized balls.
Cover with a towel for ten minutes.
Pat dough out with hand to the size of a pancake.
Fry in hot vegetable oil at around 375 degrees until both sides are golden brown.
Top with powdered sugar and VOILA...yummy stuff.
If you want to make "indian tacos", you can add kidney beans, ground beef, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream. It is so tasty you will never want to stop eating! You can also add fruit to the original recipe and make it into a sort of shortcake dessert.
approximately 700 calories, 27 grams of fat
I find that with the cornmeal added in, you may need more water than the one cup. If you don't want to put cornmeal in it, make it with 4 cups of flour. If you want a more mealy bread use 3 cups of cornmeal and one of flour. I usually end up making this recipe halved.
Tomorrow (which i say because i have yet to go to sleep) is the last day of National Native American Heritage Month. I haven't decided what exactly I will write, but stay tuned.
