2 c Flour
3 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
1 c Milk
Deep hot fat in frypan or
-fryer
FRYBREAD (Zahsakokwahn)– Staple of Powwows, Symbol of Intertribal Indian
Unity
Frybread: Just a couple out of hundreds, but all basically alike. The first
makes 8-10 small ones or 5 big flat ones for Indian tacos.
Sift dry ingredients. Lightly stir in milk. Add more flour as necessary to
make a dough you can handle. Kneed and work the dough on a floured board
with floured hands until smooth.
Pinch off fist-sized limps and shap into a disk — everyone has their own
characteristic shapes.(Shape affects the taste, by the way because of how
it fries). For Indian tacos, the disk must be rather flat, with a
depression — almost a hole — in the center of both sides.
Make it that way if the fry bread is going to have some sauce over it.
Smaller, round ones are made to put on a plate. Fry in fat (about 375)
until golden and done on both sides, about 5 minutes. Drain on absorbent
paper. (Phyllis Jarvis, Paiute)
Yields
1 Servings