Best 9 Navajo Fry Bread Recipes

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**Navajo Fry Bread: A Native American Culinary Delight**

Navajo fry bread, a staple of Native American cuisine, is a delectable treat showcasing the rich culinary traditions of the Navajo people. This golden-brown flatbread, often served hot and crispy, boasts an enticing aroma and a delightful combination of textures. With slight variations in recipes across different regions, Navajo fry bread is typically made using a simple dough of flour, salt, baking powder, and water, which is then expertly fried in hot oil until perfectly puffed and crispy. Whether enjoyed plain, sprinkled with powdered sugar, or topped with savory or sweet ingredients, Navajo fry bread is a versatile dish that has captured the hearts of many. This article presents a collection of traditional and modern recipes that celebrate the essence of this beloved Native American bread, offering insights into its history, significance, and diverse culinary applications. From classic fry bread to creative variations featuring unique ingredients and flavors, these recipes cater to a wide range of preferences, ensuring an unforgettable culinary experience for all.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

NAVAJO FRY BREAD II



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As far as I know this is the original recipe for Navajo Bread. It's is great with honey and butter. The Navajo put chiles, cheese, onion, lettuce and beans on it, and call them Nava Tacos.

Provided by SAUNDRA

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups oil for frying
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
2 tablespoons salt
2 ½ cups warm milk

Steps:

  • In a large heavy bottomed frying pan, heat 1 inch of vegetable oil or lard to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and milk; mix well. When the dough has pulled together, form it into small balls and pat them flat.
  • Place 3 or 4 at a time into the hot oil. When the rounds begin to bubble, flip them over and cook until golden. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 281 calories, Carbohydrate 46.4 g, Cholesterol 5.4 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 1914.9 mg, Sugar 3.3 g

INDIAN FRY BREAD (NAVAJO TACOS)



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Best fry bread ever! Can be used as the base for Navajo Tacos, which are layered like tacos: fry bread, cheese, taco meat, cheese, onion, lettuce, tomatoes, etc. My kids also like it with honey or cinnamon and sugar.

Provided by mudmom75

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes

Time 27m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup milk
1 ½ cups warm water
2 cups shortening for frying

Steps:

  • Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Pour in milk; mix thoroughly. Pour in warm water gradually, kneading dough until soft but not sticky. Cover with plastic wrap and let dough rest, about 15 minutes.
  • Pinch off egg-shaped balls of dough and place on a flat work surface. Roll out into 1/4-inch thick rounds. Make a small hole in the center of each round.
  • Melt shortening in a deep fryer or large saucepan. Working in batches, fry dough rounds in hot shortening until bubbly and golden, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 837.5 calories, Carbohydrate 48.6 g, Cholesterol 0.8 mg, Fat 69.1 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 17.3 g, Sodium 368.8 mg, Sugar 0.6 g

INDIAN ( NAVAJO ) FRY BREAD



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Make and share this Indian ( Navajo ) Fry Bread recipe from Food.com.

Provided by iamawinner

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon oil
1 cup milk, warm
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 teaspoons fast rising yeast (1packet)

Steps:

  • Heat oil in skillet til hot over med-high heat.
  • In a large mixing bowl pour the warm milk then add all dry ingredients and oil.
  • mix into ball of dough.
  • give about 10 minutes for the dough to rise.
  • shape into discs.
  • fry until golden brown (if too crispy the oil is likely not hot enough; The fry bread should turn golden brown fairly quickly).

NAVAJO FRY BREAD I



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A traditional Native American bread. Great served with honey, jam, or butter.

Provided by Cherryl Rogers

Categories     100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes     Breakfast Bread Recipes

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons lard, chilled and cut into small pieces
1 cup ice water
1 tablespoon sea salt
1 cup lard for frying

Steps:

  • In a large bowl mix together flour, non-fat dry milk powder, baking powder, and salt. Cut in 5 tablespoons of the lard into the dry mixture until it resembles fine crumbs. Add the ice water and mix until the dough pulls cleanly away from the sides of the bowl.
  • Cover with a towel and set aside for 2 hours.
  • Divide the dough into two large pieces. Shape each piece into a circle. Roll each piece out on a lightly floured board to 1/4 inch thick. Make 2 parallel cuts through the dough without cutting all the way through. Let the dough rest briefly.
  • Heat the remaining lard in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once it is hot, add the first shaped dough. Fry for 4-5 minutes on the first side, until golden, turn over and finish cooking on the second side for 3-4 minutes. Remove the bread from the skillet and drain onto paper towels. Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired. Keep warm while second section cooks.
  • Cut bread into wedges. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 543.4 calories, Carbohydrate 47 g, Cholesterol 34.9 mg, Fat 34.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 10.7 g, SaturatedFat 13.3 g, Sodium 1069.5 mg, Sugar 7.9 g

NAVAJO FRY BREAD



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Fry bread can be eaten alone or with various toppings such as honey, jam or cheese spread. It is a simple complement to meals in place of buns. My mom used to make this for breakfast on bread baking days.

Provided by Donna Barre-Brown

Categories     Other Breakfast

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups all-purpose flour (traditionally it was made with 4 cups of blue bird flour but you can use any flour you prefer), 1 tablespoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 3/4 cup warm water, 4 cups vegetable oil for frying
CHEROKEE
1 cup flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, 2 tsp. baking powder, 3/4 cup milk
BLACKFOOT
4 cups flour, 1 tbsp. powdered milk, 1 tbsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. salt, 1 1/2 cups warm water, oil for frying
CHICKASAW
2 cups sifted flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, 4 tsp. baking powder, 1 egg, 1/2 cup warm milk
CREEK
2 cups flour, 1 cup buttermilk, 1 tbsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. salt

Steps:

  • 1. In the bowl of a food processor, mix the dry ingredients. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the oil and the water, and process until smooth. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead until the dough is just elastic and comes together, being careful not to over work. Shape the dough into a ball, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Flatten each piece and roll into a 7-inch circle, making as thin as possible. Poke a hole in the center with the handle of a wooden spoon or your finger. In a large saute pan or deep fryer, heat the 6 cups of oil to 360 degrees F. Slip the rounds 1 at a time into the hot oil and cook for 2 minutes, turning once with a long-handled spoon. Drain on paper towels and repeat with the remaining dough. Sprinkle the fried bread with powdered sugar and drizzle with honey, as desired and serve.
  • 2. In all of these recipes dry ingredients are mixed together then liquid ingredients are added.Oil for frying is required for each recipe (I just stopped adding it as it was a given) Only the Navaho refrigerate before stretching the dough, Mom used to give each of us our own piece of dough to stretch before she fried it for us.

NAVAJO FRY BREAD



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Categories     Bread     Appetizer     Fry     Quick & Easy     Hominy/Cornmeal/Masa

Yield 4 fry breads

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup unbleached flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon powdered milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup water
Vegetable oil for frying
Extra flour to flour your hands

Steps:

  • Sift together the flour, salt, powdered milk, and baking powder into a large bowl. Pour the water over the flour mixture all at once and stir the dough with a fork until it starts to form one big clump. Flour your hands well. Using your hands, begin to mix the dough, trying to get all the flour into the mixture to form a ball. You want to mix this well, but you do NOT want to knead it. Kneading it will make for a heavy Fry Bread when cooked. The inside of the dough ball should still be sticky after it is formed, while the outside will be well floured. Cut the dough into four (4) pieces. Using your floured hands, shape, stretch, pat, and form a disk of about 5 to 7 inches in diameter. Don't worry about it being round. As Grandma Felipa would say "it doesn't roll into your mouth." In a deep heavy pot, heat the vegetable oil to about 350 degrees F. You can check if you oil is hot enough by either dropping a small piece of dough in the hot oil and seeing if it begins to fry, or by dipping the end of a wooden spoon in and seeing if that bubbles. Your oil should be about 1-inch deep in a large cast-iron skillet or other large heavy pot. Take the formed dough and gently place it into the oil, being careful not to splatter the hot oil. Press down on the dough as it fries so the top is submersed into the hot oil. Fry until brown, and then flip to fry the other side. Each side will take approximately 3 to 4 minutes to cook. Place the cooked Fry Bread on a paper towel to absorb excess oil. Indian Fry Bread can be kept warm in a 200 degree F. oven for up to 1 hour. They refrigerate well and can be reheated in a 350 degree F. oven for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

BASIC NAVAJO FRY BREAD



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I first made this on 06/04/02. Very tasty and easy to make. Fluffier and more bread-like than versions I've tried before. I like to add 1 more tbsp. of shortening and about 1/4 cup of white sugar. I like to use these when I make something for dinner that has a sauce like curry or something. Try different things like adding spices to the dough that's similar to your main dish. My family loves these!

Provided by byZula

Categories     Breads

Time 16m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon shortening
oil (for frying)

Steps:

  • Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
  • Cut in the shortening until it resembles crumbs.
  • Slowly add water and mix thoroughly until you have a good dough.
  • Knead the dough for a few minutes.
  • Use flour when needed and break off pieces about the size of a golf ball.
  • You flatten these balls to about pancake size and fry in hot oil.
  • I don't remember the reason why but the Indians poke a hole in the center of the dough before frying.
  • When they are golden, drain on paper towels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185.7, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 428.7, Carbohydrate 36.2, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 0.1, Protein 4.8

NAVAJO FRY BREAD RECIPE - (4.1/5)



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Provided by Chez_Alexander

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups flour
1/2 cup instant dry milk
1 TBS baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 TBS shortening (+ additional for deep frying)
3/4 cup water

Steps:

  • 1. Mix together dry ingredients. Add shortening and rub mixture with fingers until coarse crumbs form. Add water and stir with a fork until dough clings together. Cover dough with towel and allow to set and rise, about 30-45 minutes. 2. Put on lightly floured board, and knead dough until smooth, 2-3 minutes. Divide dough into 6 equal portions and keep covered with plastic wrap. Shape each portion of dough into a ball, then pat out on a floured board into about a 6-7 inch round. Note: getting the round as thin as possible will make the final product lighter and fluffier. Thick rounds = heavy, dense frybreads. 3. Make a little hole in the center of each round to ensure even cooking. 4. Heat shortening to 365F. Deep fry each round in shortening, turning 3 times: once when the bread is browning, again when the second side is as brown as you desire, and finally when the bread is done. Makes 4 servings. Each serving = 5 Weight Watchers points (NOTE: this value is for the dough ONLY! It does not include any oil used in deep frying.)

NAVAJO FRY BREAD



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We use this for Navajo Tacos or even just as a side bread to go with meals.

Provided by Heather Trice

Categories     Flatbreads

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 c flour
1 dash(es) salt
1 tsp baking powder
warm water to make dough

Steps:

  • 1. Mix ingredients together to make a nice soft dough, should not be sticky.
  • 2. Knead for 10 minutes and let set about half an hour covered with a dish towel.
  • 3. Then roll out or form into 4-6 inch circles and drop into hot oil until a nice golden brown on both sides.

Tips:

  • To ensure the fry bread is cooked evenly, use a heavy-bottomed pan and maintain a steady temperature throughout the cooking process.
  • If the dough becomes too sticky, add more flour. However, be careful not to overwork the dough, as this will result in a tough fry bread.
  • Use a slotted spoon or tongs to carefully flip the fry bread in the oil to avoid splattering.
  • Drain the fry bread on paper towels to remove excess oil before serving.
  • For a sweeter fry bread, add a tablespoon of sugar or honey to the dough.
  • Fry bread can be served with a variety of toppings, such as honey, butter, powdered sugar, or cinnamon sugar.

Conclusion:

Navajo fry bread is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed in many different ways. Whether you serve it as a side dish, a main course, or a dessert, this traditional Native American flatbread is sure to be a hit. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, this recipe is accessible to cooks of all skill levels. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting dish to try, give Navajo fry bread a try. You won't be disappointed!

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