American Southwest

Frybread

Name: Frybread
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Native American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 2 tsp baking powder; 3/4 tsp salt; Water, about 3/4 cup, warm; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying

Golden, chewy, fried dough with a complicated history and a beloved place at every powwow.

40 minTime

5 gProtein each

mildSpice

Bread from rations2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySimple dough stretched and fried until puffed and golden.

The original

271kcalsame

5 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

40minutessame

Frybread.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2½ cups

Baking powder2 tsp

Salt¾ tsp

Waterabout 3/4 cup, warm

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying

Method

4 steps

1Mix flour, baking powder and salt, then add warm water gradually to make a soft dough. Knead briefly and rest 15 minutes, covered.
2Divide into 6 balls and pat or stretch each into a 15 cm round, thinner in the middle. Poke a small hole in the centre.
3Fry one at a time in 2 cm of oil at 180°C for about 1 minute a side.
4Drain and serve warm with honey, or top as Navajo tacos.

Serve it like this

Serve warm on a plate with honey or powdered sugar, or pile beans, lettuce, tomato and cheese on top for a Navajo taco.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

American Southwest

Frybread

Golden, chewy, fried dough with a complicated history and a beloved place at every powwow.

40 minTime

5 gProtein each

mildSpice

Bread from rations2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySimple dough stretched and fried until puffed and golden.

The original

271kcalsame

5 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

40minutessame

Frybread.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2½ cups

Baking powder2 tsp

Salt¾ tsp

Waterabout 3/4 cup, warm

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying

Method

4 steps

1Mix flour, baking powder and salt, then add warm water gradually to make a soft dough. Knead briefly and rest 15 minutes, covered.
2Divide into 6 balls and pat or stretch each into a 15 cm round, thinner in the middle. Poke a small hole in the centre.
3Fry one at a time in 2 cm of oil at 180°C for about 1 minute a side.
4Drain and serve warm with honey, or top as Navajo tacos.

Serve it like this

Serve warm on a plate with honey or powdered sugar, or pile beans, lettuce, tomato and cheese on top for a Navajo taco.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Frybread

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Frybread

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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