Indian Fry Bread

Indian Fry Bread

4 tbsp honey
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp salt
2 cups hot water
1 tbsp (1 pkg) active dry yeast
2 cups unbleached white flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 to 4 cups additional flour

Start the dough mixture about 2 to 2/1hours before serving.

Mix together with honey, oil, salt. Stir in the hot waer. Mix well. Sprinkle the yeast on top of the mixture.
Cover with a cloth and allow to stand about 10 minutes or until yeast bubbles. Add flour and baking powder. Stir well.
Add more flour until mixture is firm and cleans the hands. Use from 2 to 4 cups flour for this step. Cover and allow to rise until double (about an hour). Punch down and divide first in half, then each half into 8 parts. Form each piece into a ball and permit to rise until ready to cook.
Heat deep fat to frying temperature. Take ball of dough and flatten with hands, using a stretching action. When dough is very thin and about 6-8 inches in diameter, drop into hot fat and cook until golden (about 1 1/2 minutes each side). Drain on paper toweling and serve hot with honey or powdered sugar.
Arizona Cook Book (1998) by Al Fischer and Mildred Fisher