Flat Bread

1 cup flour
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup water
salt

Procedure:

Mix all the ingredients in bowl. Shape the dough into flat cakes.
Fry in a lightly greased pan until golden brown.
 
 



Indian Fry Bread

4 cups white flour
6 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
1 tbs.. shortening
water
cooking oil

Procedure:

Mix the ingredients (except for cooking oil) together to make a stiff dough. With your hands, roll the dough into a ball about 3" in diameter and pull the ball into a 6" circle. Do not use a rolling pin. With a knife, cut one side in five places from the center out. Heat 1" of cooking oil in a skillet and drop in the flattened dough. Brown each side and serve with honey, cinnamon and sugar, or powdered sugar.
(Robbins, Mari Lu (1994). Native Americans. Huntington Beach, California: Teacher Created Materials).
 
 
 

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