- 2 cups whole wheat flour or white
flour, or 1 cup of each
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3/4 cup tap water
- vegetable oil for frying
In a large bowl combine the flour, baking
powder and salt. Add the oil and tap water.
Combine everything together and mix it with
a fork or your hands. Dust the dough with
flour if it seems sticky. Add a spoonful or
two of more water if the mixture seems dry.
Continue mixing until you have a cohesive
ball of dough. Divide the dough into 6
pieces. Roll out each piece on a sheet of
flour covered waxed paper or a clean piece
of cotton fabric. Roll them out about the
thickness of pie crust. They are pretty easy
to manage with a rolling pin because of the
baking powder and oil in the dough.
While you are rolling out the breads, heat
about 1/2 an inch of oil in a large skillet.
You want it to be 375° or almost smoking
hot. Carefully slip a circle of dough into
the hot oil. Gently press it down with a
fork or a chopstick so it is submerged in
the oil. The bread will bubble up
impressively as it cooks. When the first
side is browned, turn and brown the second
side. Using tongs or chop sticks, remove the
cooked bread from the oil and place it on
paper towels or a brown paper bag to drain.
Continue frying and rolling out the dough
until all your fry-breads are cooked. Serve
hot with bean dishes. If you want something
sweet, you may sprinkle the cooked bread
with sugar and a dash of cinnamon. This is a
great snack on cold winter days. Makes 6
fry-breads.
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