Real Indian Fry Bread

"This was a recipe that my Girl Scout leader (Mona Prestigiacomo) gave my Mom because I raved about it so much after camping in an Indian teepee! (I earned the "Native American Heritage" patch that weekend! LOL!) It's really simple, and reminds me a lot of elephant ears that we get at county fairs here in Southern Indiana..."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
5
Serves:
10-12
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ingredients

  • 3 cups flour (sifted)
  • 2 12 cups lukewarm milk (or water if milk is not available, like if you're camping!)
  • 3 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon sugar (or salt, if you don't want it to be sweet-tasting)
  • shortening (to deep-fry)
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directions

  • Mix dry ingredients.
  • Add liquid and roughly mix.
  • Heat shortening in an iron skillet (about 1 1/2 to 2 inches deep).
  • Drop dough from greased slotted spoon into hot shortening and deep fry until lightly golden brown, turning once to brown both sides.
  • Drain on paper towels.
  • Serve buttered with cinnamon and/or powdered sugar. YUM!

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Reviews

  1. i loved these and so did my picky eating 2 year old. As a kid i used to eat them with jelly. thanks for posting.
     
  2. I grew up on these, although we used oil instead of shortening and always put a bit of honey in the oil. Although these puffed up beautifully, I didn't carey for the texture. It was a bit heavy and the one's my Aunt always made were always so lite it was like eating a cloud. If I make these again, I think I'll use less flour because other than the texture, these were beautifull
     
  3. I grew up on these, only we used less shortening and turned them to cook the other side. I love these with jelly. Thanks for posting, I am going to make them again soon.
     
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  1. I grew up on these, although we used oil instead of shortening and always put a bit of honey in the oil. Although these puffed up beautifully, I didn't carey for the texture. It was a bit heavy and the one's my Aunt always made were always so lite it was like eating a cloud. If I make these again, I think I'll use less flour because other than the texture, these were beautifull
     

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