Best Ojibwe Zaasakokwaan Native American Fried Bread Recipes

HOW TO MAKE OJIBWE STYLE FRYBREAD

Steps:

• Pour flour into one of the medium sized bowls. Push flour to the sides of the bowl making a hole in the middle, the hole in the flour will imitate another bowl.
• Mix milk with water and microwave for two minutes. Pour into the flour bowl.
• Add yeast or baking powder and let stand for 3 or 4 minutes, so the yeast can mix with the liquid.
• Add sugar and salt.
• Start mixing slowly pulling in small amounts of the flour.
• Make sure not to let any lumps of flour be present in the mixture Mix until too thick to mix with spoon or whisk.
• Use hands to mix in remaining flour into developing bread.
• Oil the sides of the 2nd medium sized bowl and transfer dough.
• Knead for 1 to 2 minutes (do not over knead).
• Let dough rise for 1 to 2 hours or until it rises to a considerable amount close to double its size (covering the bowl of dough with a towel helps the process).
• Fill medium sized skillet halfway with cooking oil and heat on medium-high heat Throw in a small piece of dough to make sure the cooking oil is ready to fry in.
• Be careful to not start a fire!
• Grease your hands because dough will be sticky.
• Tear a chunk off your dough then start pancaking (like making a hamburger patty) and stretching into a circular shape.
• Then tear a small hole in the middle to be sure the middle cooks.
• Fry bread pieces may be whatever size you would like.
• Place dough in the oil and cook until golden brown. Flip and repeat on the other side until done.
• Enjoy your bread, top with butter, sugar, honey or good old fashioned taco meat with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes (onions & sour cream optional) to make a famous Indian Taco

NATIVE AMERICAN FRY BREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a deep, 10-inch cast-iron skillet or heavy saucepan, heat about 1 inch of oil to 350 F. If you don't have a deep-fry thermometer to attach to the pan, dip the handle end of a wooden spoon in the oil. The oil should bubble around it fairly steadily when it's ready. The popcorn method is another option: Place a kernel of popcorn in the oil, and it will pop when the oil reaches 350 to 360 F.
• Meanwhile, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Mix well to blend.
• Add the milk and stir until the dough holds together.
• Knead 3 or 4 times on a floured surface.
• Divide the dough into 4 uniform pieces and shape each into a ball.
• Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll each ball of dough into a circle that's about 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick. Make a depression in the center of each round of dough (it will puff up while frying).
• Carefully slide 1 or 2 pieces of dough into the hot oil. Fry for about 1 to 2 minutes on each side, or until lightly browned.
• Remove the fried dough to paper towels to drain.