Navajo Fry Bread Recipe

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Navajo Fry Bread
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups unbleached flour , sifted
  • 1/2 cup dry powdered milk (i used non-dairy coffee creamer)
  • 1 tbsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt (i may have used a touch more; as you might've already guessed, i have a heavy hand.)
  • 1/2 cup warm water or milk (i used whole milk
  • 2 quarts oil for deep frying
  • my only addition to this was a pinch of granulated sugar. not sure how much of a difference it made but my gods did it come out delicious

Directions:

  1. This is what the original recipe said:
  2. Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large mixing bowl and knead until smooth and soft, but not sticky. Depending on the altitude and humidity, you may need to adjust the liquid or the flour, so go slowly and balance accordingly. Be careful not to overwork the dough, or it will become tough and chewy.
  3. Brush a tablespoon of oil over the finished dough and allow it to rest 20 minutes to 2 hours in a bowl covered with a damp cloth.
  4. After the dough has rested, heat the oil in a broad, deep frying pan or kettle until it reaches a low boil (375º).
  5. Pull off egg-sized balls of dough and quickly roll, pull, and path them out into large, plate-sized rounds. They should be thin in the middle and about 1/4 inch thick at the edges. Carefully ease each piece of flattened dough into the hot, boiling oil, one at a time.
  6. Using a long-handled cooking fork or tongs, turn the dough one time.
  7. Allow about 2 minutes cooking time per side. When golden brown, lift from oil, shake gently to remove bulk of oil, and place on layered brown paper or paper towels to finish draining.
  8. Serve hot with honey, jelly, fine powdered sugar, wojape, or various meat toppings.
  9. Hint: The magic is in frying the bread quickly! The hotter the oil, the less time it takes to cook. The less time it takes to cook, the lighter the texture and lower the fat content.
  10. ...................................
  11. What my dumb white ass did because I got confused as to which recipe I was looking at:
  12. I kneaded the dough with a bit added flour until it formed a doughy ball. I covered it with saran wrap and stuck it in the fridge for 45 minutes. Then I thought I had to use a rolling pin to make them flat but I don't have a rolling pin, so I just used my fingers, which made them a little bumpy and uneven. I didn't care, I got the oil mad hot and tossed in my bumpy, uneven disks of dough and fried those suckers until they were perhaps a tad darker than golden brown.
  13. But I totally did the paper towel thing right. ZOMG, so good. SO good. Try it!!! You know you wanna.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4267.97 Kcal (17869 kJ)
Calories from fat 3960.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 440.07g 677%
Cholesterol 15.52mg 5%
Sodium 355.89mg 15%
Potassium 692.18mg 15%
Total Carbs 79.09g 26%
Sugars 6.08g 24%
Dietary Fiber 2.89g 12%
Protein 13.54g 27%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 2%
Iron 5mg 28%
Calcium 325.7mg 33%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 737.53 Kcal (3088 kJ)
Calories from fat 684.41 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 76.05g 677%
Cholesterol 2.68mg 5%
Sodium 61.5mg 15%
Potassium 119.61mg 15%
Total Carbs 13.67g 26%
Sugars 1.05g 24%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 12%
Protein 2.34g 27%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2%
Iron 0.9mg 28%
Calcium 56.3mg 33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 121.5
    Points
  • 123
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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