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Fry Bread

Traditional dish with flour, baking powder, shortening.

Fry Bread
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp shortening
  • ⅔ cup hot water

Steps

  1. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  2. Use a pastry blender (or two butter knives) to cut the shortening into the flour.
  3. Add the hot water.
  4. Mix until the water is incorporated and you get a dough.
  5. Turn out the dough on a lightly floured board.
  6. Knead the dough until it is soft and smooth.
  7. Wrap the dough in plastic.
  8. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
  9. Divide the dough into 6 pieces.
  10. Roll each into a ball.
  11. Roll each into a flat disk with a rolling pin.
  12. Brush one side of each disk with melted margarine.
  13. Place on a barbecue over a 3 Mississippi fire.
  14. Brush the opposing side of the bread with margarine.
  15. Flip the bread on the barbecue.
  16. Cook until both sides are golden brown.
  17. Serve hot.

Adapted from “Fry Bread”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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