giant's navajo fry bread
Giant's Navajo Fry Bread Source: The All-American Truck Stop Cookbook: Good Eats From the Road by Ken Beck, Jim Clark and Les Kerr Makes 8 rounds 1 1/2 pounds all-purpose flour (ab...
Ingredients
- 11/2 pounds all-purpose flour (about 6 cups)
- 11/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 11/2 teaspoons salt
- 11/2 cups water, more as needed
- 1/2cupmilk
- 1tablespoonlard or vegetable shortening,
Directions
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Giant's Navajo Fry Bread Source: The All-American Truck Stop Cookbook: Good Eats From the Road by Ken Beck, Jim Clark and Les Kerr Makes 8 r
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Then mix in water, milk and 1 tablespoon of lard to form a soft dough
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The dough should pull away from the side of the bowl
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If not, add a little more water, 2 tablespoons at a time
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Cover with plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature for at least 1 hour
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Prepare a frying pan or an electric skillet with 1 to 1 1/2 inches of lard or shortening and heat slowly to about 325 degrees F
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Cut dough into 8 equal pieces
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Flatten and stretch each piece to a round shape about 1/2 inch thick