lol. must be a local thing. It's a fried bread, served at all the fairs and pretty much any outdoor gathering through the summer.
Basically a flattened "ear" of dough that's fried, though I'm not sure if it's a yeast dough or not, served with various toppings, from jam to garlic butter, but the most popular is a cinnamon/sugar mix. With it's bubbles and wrinkles it kinda looks like an elephant ear, which I guess is how it got the name around here.
I'm sure it has the same roots, if it's not in fact the same thing.
yep, sounds like about the same thing. we have them at the fairs and they are called scones. when they are filled with a meat/chili mixture and cheese, they are called sconitos
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Nice...Real Nice! I'm 1/4 Wampanoag...I'm trying with my cousins to connect with triabal lessons. Hard for me since they are all in Massachusetts...These lessons & recipes are important to me...Appreciate ya!
I have a good friend who is a teacher on a reservation in Poplar, Montana. He always spoke of frybread, so I googled it and have made it a few times. So simple, yet so delicious!
they make something very similiar next door - call them parathas.
The only difference is the baking powder and our indians use wholemeal flour not sieved and bleached.
They sent a batch round a while back - they were pretty good.
I like how yours look with the baking powder and thicker initial dough rounds though
Have some bread
Our different recipes are never shared outside of the family, we keep it as whole as we can and never change it. We do pour honey on it, that is about all.
And that's how these things die out david. Share the recipes with your friends and your traditions expand and reach other people
>>>And that's how these things die out david. Share the recipes with your friends and your traditions expand and reach other people<<<
BINGO, with a gold star - points for catching the significance of that!
you just nailed one of the main reasons i started FotW. anyone who wants to preserve their family, heritage and culture where food is concered, so that it doesn't die out, is wholeheartedly invited to participate in the FotW project (link in my signature).
Fundamentals matter.
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I usually make chapatis with a very similiar recipe. But dry fried and no baking powder.
Next batch - going to try the backing powder and rolling them a little thicker. And maybe frying a couple in shallow oil as well
I just love the speed and ease of unleavened flatbreads.
lol. must be a local thing. It's a fried bread, served at all the fairs and pretty much any outdoor gathering through the summer.
Basically a flattened "ear" of dough that's fried, though I'm not sure if it's a yeast dough or not, served with various toppings, from jam to garlic butter, but the most popular is a cinnamon/sugar mix. With it's bubbles and wrinkles it kinda looks like an elephant ear, which I guess is how it got the name around here.
I'm sure it has the same roots, if it's not in fact the same thing.
Digging up this old thread, and basically answering my own question. I had the pleasure of staying at the Kah-nee-ta Resort on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation this weekend and had authentic frybread for the first time. While similar to an elephant ear, they are slightly different. The elephant ear is bigger and flatter and doesn't puff up quite as much. The flavor is very much the same though, so I imagine it's a very similar dough.
This weekend I had a native american "fajita" for dinner, strips of elk with peppers and onions, corn, black beans, lettuce, etc., served on frybread, and for breakfast a plain frybread with huckleberry preserves. Both quite excellent, hence my digging up of this thread so I can grab the recipe again and make some soon.
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