NAVAJO FRY BREAD

Ingredients

• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 cup vegetable shortening

Instructions

• In a bowl whisk together the flour, the baking powder, and the salt, stir in the
• water, and knead the mixture on a floured surface until it
• forms a soft but not sticky dough. Let the dough stand, covered with a kitchen
• towel, for 15 minutes. Pull off egg-size pieces of the dough
• and pat and stretch them into 1/4-inch thick rounds. Poke a hole with a finger
• through the center of each round so that the breads will
• fry evenly. In a large heavy skillet heat the shortening over moderately high heat
• until it is hot but not smoking, in it fry the rounds, 1 at
• a time, for 2 minutes on each side, or until they are golden, and transfer the
• breads as they are fried to paper towels to drain.
• Yield: 8 fry breads