Recipes / Recipe Notebook
Notebook recipe · Printable
Navajo Fry Bread
Research notebook recipe found while looking for Seneca fry bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup warm water
- Cornmeal or flour, for dusting the board (quantity unspecified)
- Shortening for frying (quantity unspecified)
Notebook directions
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add water and form dough; divide into balls.
- On a dusted board, roll out balls until ¼ inch thick.
- Cut a hole in the center of each circle.
- Heat oil on medium-high and fry dough until golden brown.
- Drain.
Source and notebook notes
This recipe was found during research into Seneca fry bread, rather than attributed to a specific family member or Navajo cook.
The recipe lists shortening, while the directions refer to heating oil. Both original terms are noted without assuming the amounts.