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Fried Bread (I Call It Bannock)
"This has taken me 9 years to perfect. First I was given the dry ingredients then for about 4 years I made it one way, then I seen my cousin make hers and knowing she comes from an awesome Fried Bread making family I tinkered with the water until I got the right consistency, that was another 5 years.
The cooking time includes the minimum amount of time it needs to sit."
photo by David M.
- Ready In:
- 1min
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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3-4
ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup cold water
- oil, for deep-frying
directions
- Mix all ingredients together and cover and let sit AT LEAST 1 hour if not longer, the longer is sits the fluffier it will be. When you mix it together there might be a little flour left and slightly sticky that is okay. This is the type of fried bread you will be picking up to shape.
- After it sits, heat up some oil for deep-fat frying, I use a deep-fryer at home too. You can use a skillet filled with about 1 inch of oil. Heat until 375 F, or a small piece bubbles and browns in a couple minutes. When ready to fry, oil your hands and counter top. Divide dough into 3-4 pieces, When you cup your hands together like you are holding something you don't want to get away that is the amount of dough you want. Then pat it out to just a little bigger then your whole hand and put into the oil. Fry on one side until nice and golden brown, it can be a couple minutes to 5 minutes depending on what you are using, a frying pan will take less time and a deep fryer will take longer but is more safe way of frying. When golden using tongs flip over and fry on the other side until nice and golden.
- Take out and drain on paper towel, and eat with butter and jam, serve as a side bread, or top with chili, cheese, lettuce and tomato for Indian Tacos.
- I use oil to shape because it helps the dough not to stick to your hands and it keeps your oil cleaner because you won't have flour coming off the fried bread and falling to the bottom. At home I usually make it to serve with chili or soup, and the rare occasions we eat it for breakfast. We try not to eat it too often because we will get fat hahaha.
Questions & Replies
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can you fill it with some thing or put fruit in it? also what can you top it with
Reviews
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There aren't enough stars to do this justice!! Married to an Inuk, I had to figure out how to make bannock, and FAST. Thank you for solving my problem. This recipe is so simple and delicious...family says it is the best they have ever tasted!! I have included "add-ins" such as green onion or dried berries and it was fabulous. Thanks again!! -
Thank you so much for giving us this recipe! By far best I've ever ate anywhere... try this you wont be disappointed..
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This is our go to camping breakfast: bannock and bacon. Love this recipe. It is fail-safe. -
made this this morning for riel day--light and fluffy! tossed in cinnamon sugar and we enjoyed tremendously! Thank you (the wait time makes the difference)
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Everyone calls it bannock lol
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Tweaks
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Love this recipe. altough after the first fews times of making it I started replaceing the water with milk. Now the family can tell if I use water instead of milk and they say they like it much better with the milk. Also I am native myself and grew up on fry bread that mom would make. Mom even says now my bread is better than hers. I now make soup and bread at least 3 to 4 times a month or get hounded to do so by the family.
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My passion is cooking, I have been baking and cooking since I was young. With 2 working parents it was essential.
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<br>I am trained as a Professional Cook, even have a cooking certificate, lol. The best education I ever got was going to cooking school.
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<br>I spent 3 years cooking in a gas station restaurant and all was well working there, but my heart still wanted to cook for kids. October 2008 I finally got the job I wanted. I been cooking for the kids for just over a year now and I love every day of it. The kids are great, some frustration, but it is all good, they are so smiley everyday, how could you not like work when you have a bunch of smiling faces looking at you.
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<br>Another good thing about my job is I get the summers off. I had a pretty good summer, I got to tend to my garden and get a bunch of stuff into the freezers, I was given a second freezer this summer. I have been planning on eating mainly out of the freezers so we can save some extra cash for Christmas.
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<br>I have plans on finding some nutrition courses that I can do online, just for dabbling in, it would sure help with cooking for the kids.
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<br>I live with my hubby and 3 kids (11,6,5), and one cat, who is part in-door, out-door.
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<br>I really want to get back into losing weight this school year, it has been 1 1/2 years since I lost about 15 pounds, I have maintained that loss though. I would still like to lose another 10 pounds.
