Best Chippewa Indian Fried Bread Recipes

Chippewa Indian Fried Bread image

Provided by Ka Garrett @FarmerMOM

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoon(s) baking powder
1 teaspoon(s) salt
3/4 cup(s) warm water
1 tablespoon(s) vegetable oil
1 tablespoon(s) nonfat dry milk powder
- vegetable oil for frying
- cinnamon sugar

Steps:

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl combine water, oil, and dry milk powder, stir into the flour mixture until the dough is smooth. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead 4 times into a smooth ball. Cover and let rest 10 minutes. Divide into 8 balls. Flatten with finger tips or roll out each ball to an 8-10 inch round. Make a small hole in the center of each round with your finger or the handle of a wooden spoon. Lightly flour rounds, stack and cover with a towel or plastic wrap.
Heat about 1 inch oil to 375 degrees in a large skillet. Gently place 1 bread round in the hot fat and cook until golden and crisp, 1-2 minutes on each side.
Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining dough. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Serve hot.

Ojibwe zaasakokwaan (Native American fried bread) Recipe - (4/5) image

Provided by á-39535

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 +1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. baking powder (or 1 tsp. baking soda and 2 tsp. cream of tartar)
1 egg
1/2 cup warm milk
1/2 cup flour for kneading
Enough cooking oil to be 1/2 in. deep in whatever sized skillet you are using to fry the bread.

Steps:

Heat your electric skillet to 400 and fill with vegetable oil 1/2" deep. A deep fryer might also be used. Mix dry ingredients together well in a medium sized bowl. Beat egg separately and add to dry ingredients. Heat milk for 45 sec to a minute in the microwave and add slowly to the mixture. Begin kneading in the bowl and once it seems a little more uniform, turn it out onto your "flour'd" kneading surface and knead for a minute or two. Role the dough out until it is (ideally) 1/2 an inch thick. Once the dough is a uniform thickness, cut it into 2″ wide strips. A pizza cutter would be perfect for this. Next cut a slice through the middle of each piece of dough. Leaving the ends intact. You are then ready to fry your bread! Place them in the oil carefully, and let them brown for a minute or two before turning and doing the same to the other side. Remove from the oil and let drain on a paper towel laden platter.