navajo fry bread

Homemade Navajo Fry Bread! This is pillowy soft on the inside lightly crisp and beautifully golden brown on the outside and each tender bite just melts in your mouth! They&#39;re the perfect base for Navajo tacos or they make an excellent dessert when smothered with sweet honey butter.

Fry Bread

(381 grams) all-purpose flour

tsp baking powder

tsp instant yeast (or rapid rise yeast)

tsp salt

milk

Tbsp butter, (melted)

Vegetable oil (for frying (about 3 to 4 cups))

In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, yeast and salt, make a well in center of mixture. Whisk melted butter and warm milk together and pour milk mixture into dry ingredients.

Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture comes together and forms a rough ball, dough should be fairly sticky. If needed you can add an additional 1 - 2 Tbsp milk (cold milk is fine) to reach a good consistency but try not to overwork the dough).

Cover dough with plastic wrap and let rest 10 minutes.

Heat 1-inch of vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Heat to 360 degrees F°.

Divide rested dough into 8 equal pieces. Line a baking sheet with paper towels, set aside.

Working with floured hands and one piece of dough at a time (keep other pieces covered with plastic wrap), roll dough or pat dough out on a lightly floured surface into a 6-inch circle (for fry bread to cook more evenly you can make poke a small hole in the center of the dough which helps it not inflate excessively in the center).

Carefully add rolled out fry bread into hot oil, and cook until golden brown, then flip and cook opposite side until golden brown (this usually takes about 30 seconds per side though the second side tends to cook faster). Lift with tongs and let excess oil drain off back into pan.

Transfer to paper towel lined baking sheet to drain. Repeat process with remaining fry bread dough while monitoring oil temp to keep close to 360 degrees F°.

The perfect combination of airy, soft, and chewy, you NEED this homemade fry bread in your life! It&#039;s so versatile. You can enjoy it as-is, or use it as a canvas for all kinds of tasty sweet and savory creations.

all purpose flour

baking powder

salt

water

vegetable oil

In the bowl of a stand mixer add the flour, baking powder, and salt whisk by hand to combine.

Pour half the water into the bowl and using a dough hook, mix the dough on medium speed, gradually add more of the water until all the water has been added.

Once everything has come together and the dough is smooth, remove it from the mixing bowl and place in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and let the dough rest 45 minutes to an hour.

When the dough has rested, divide it all into 2 inch rounds. Place the rounds on a floured surface and roll them all out about ⅛  to ¼ inch thick. You can either roll them with a rolling pin or flatten and stretch them using your hands.

Add the vegetable oil to a skillet and heat it up over medium high heat. When the oil is ready, begin frying the frybread one bread at a time by carefully placing them in the oil, frying for 2-3 minutes per side.

The fry bread should puff up and be a golden brown color. When they are done, remove them from the oil and place them on a paper towel lined plate to soak up any excess oil.

Allow them to rest a little before serving.

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