Many Native Americans have a recipe for Fry Bread. This one listed is not ours. We have perfected our own and we hold ingredients that make ours special. One of those is tinpsula. This is a food widely used by many Native Indian tribes, and was one of the primary foods used by the plains Indians. Although tinpsula makes our bread different, there is much more than that that goes into our processes of Fry Bread.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- Oil, for frying
Directions
Put flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well, add warm water and stir until dough begins to ball up. On a lightly floured surface knead dough. Do not over-work the dough. After working dough, place in a bowl and refrigerate for 1/2 to 1 hour.
Heat oil to 350 degrees in a frying pan or kettle. Lightly flour surface and pat and roll out baseball size pieces of dough. Cut hole in middle with a knife (so the dough will fry flat) to 1/4-inch thickness and place in oil and cook until golden brown and flip over and cook opposite side until same golden brown. Dough is done in about 3 minutes depending on oil temperature and thickness of dough.
After fry bread is done top with favorite topping or, chile and cheese first, then cover with lettuce and tomatoes, onions, green chile and you have an Indian Taco
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By sakura_59803_88...
missoula, ID
on August 18, 2011
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I don't mind this version of Indian Fry Bread, but I will always love Indian Fry Bread made with yeast.
By kahalaomapuana
on April 17, 2011
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I used this recipe to go along with some chicken korma I made and I love it! I only used 1 1/4 cups water and a little under 3 cups of flour. Before kneading the dough I rubbed a little oil on my hands so that it wouldn't stick and after some of the sprinkled flour from my counter incorporated into the dough it was perfect. I refrigerated the dough wrapped in a damp paper towel and some foil for half an hour and after rolling the dough I cut the circles into 4 triangle pieces to fit into my pan. After frying I dabbed each piece with a paper towel to get off the excess oil and sprinkled on a little sea salt before setting aside to cool. Next time I will definitely try to add some herbs into the dough or try making it a dessert bread!
By kvrose48
Mariposa, CA 4...
on March 26, 2011
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I used whole wheat pastry flour and they turned out great! we've tried eliminating white flour.
We had the traditional Taco from our local Miwok Indians. Seasoned hamburger, beans,onions,tomatoes,lettuce cheese, salsa, and opt sour cream. Use a thermometer and make sure to keep it at the right temp. or they will burn. This will be my go-to recipe!
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