Navajo Squaw Bread
📜 Collection: Unknown Eighteen | ✍️ Attribution: Unattributed | 📂 Category: Bread A traditional recipe for Navajo Squaw Bread, featuring a soft dough fried in shortening until golden brown and puffed. Perfect as a delicious side or base for meals.
| Prep Time | Cook Time | Inactive / Chill Time | Yield / Servings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mins | 15 mins | None | 6 servings |
🔪 Key Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Frying pan
Ingredients
| Measurements | Ingredients | Prep / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 3 cups | Flour | Standard |
| 1 tsp | Salt | None |
| 1 1/3 cups | Warm Water | Warm |
| 3/4 cup | Shortening | For frying |
| 1/2 tsp | Baking Powder | None |
Instructions
Step 1: Making the Dough
- Mix together 3 cups flour, 1 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp baking powder.
- Add 1 1/3 cups warm water, then knead by hand until dough is soft.
Step 2: Frying
- Melt 3/4 cup shortening in frying pan until hot.
- Take a piece of dough, flatten, and drop it into the hot fat; dough should be round and thin, and after fried it should puff up and should be brown.
💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: Best served freshly fried while warm and puffed.
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