I tried a couple of new fry bread recipes this past few days and thought I'd share if anyone wants to try them. I guess this would be the place to share them.

CHOCTAW FRY BREAD

2 cups cornmeal
1 cup flour
1 grated raw onion
1 grated potato
handful of sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 cup of milk, or enough to make a wet dough.

Drop by spoonfuls in hot oil and fry till brown. I just made patties and fried them. They'd be great with chili or stew.

PUMPKIN FRY BREAD

3 cups flour
1 cup pumpkin (NOT the pie mix but plain pumpkin)
1/2 cup honey, maple syrup or white granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. or more to taste of cinnamon
2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup warm water or milk, more if needed to make moist dough
1 Tbsp. cooking oil

Combine all and mix thorougly. Knead till smooth. Lightly rub surface of dough with oil and let rest 30 minutes or several hours in a bowl covered with a damp cloth.

Heat oil in heavy pot or skillet till it's about 3 inches deep (I use shallower oil and just turn them over in about 2 minutes.) With lightly floured hands, pinch off golf ball sized pieces and gently pat them out flat, handling them as little as possible to keep the dough light. I like to poke a hole in the center with my finger before putting them into the hot oil. You can make them into small balls and fry them that way, too, if you don't want to pat them thin. Gently ease them into the hot oil, being careful not to splatter. Fry quickly for two to four minutes, then remove with tongs or a slotted spoon and serve sprinkled with powdered sugar or put butter and cinnamon sugar on them. EXCELLENT treat!

I just gained 5 lbs reading those! They look goooood, but aren't on weight watchers :)

Michelle

Thanks for sharing! I'm printing these out to share with my mother-in-law. She's a cook at our elder center....

Deb

I also have a lot of Native recipies if anyone would like them.

Why don't you post some givin? That'd be great. If they are ones some of us have already, others might not or they might be a little different...

Deb

Ummm the pumpkin one sounds oh so yeeeeeumy!

Yeah, let's post some more recipes here now and then. GivinSpirit, please post some of yours here. I'm sure we'll all enjoy that. Is it allowed here on the Forum? I hope so.

Ok, give me a few days to get them in order. Im right in the process of building a new building for my business so Im REAL BUSSY! I will look and see what I have on hand or what I can think of off the top of my head .

Man, this brought back memories.

Aunt Margrete used to make some MEAN fry bread when she'd visit from Montana. She's gone now so there's a recipe gone :(

I wish I had paid more attention to how she made it. She never used measuring cups and instead measured everything with her hands.

We used to drizzle honey on the warm bread and eat it this way.

Thanks for the recipe.. I'm gonna have to find lard for the oil now :) It's hard to find it but I do remember that's the only oil she'd use for frying.

My Children are not big hotdog eaters, but give them one wrapped in FryBread and they fight over them. Blanket dogs hummm!

A good basic fry bread usually contains flour, water, salt and baking powder. But some also contain milk, sugar, powdered milk------some are made with a yeast dough, too. My granny used just salt, flour and water.

to a Native fry bread is food for the soul, comfort food, bring it on with a big slab of salmon, corn on the cob, navajo broiled on an open fire,yaaa I am feelin better already. I'm gonna go get something to eat.tehehehehe! the dove

you all made me hungry - time to eat some of that pumpkin pie :)

Sandy