Fry Bread I
If you've got all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt, you're most of the way to this vegan: about 60 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for frying pan / skillet and pan. At easy difficulty across 7 steps, it's a good one for a busy evening. As written, every ingredient resolved to a plant source.
What you'll need
Shopping list (1)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegan — no meat, fish, dairy, egg or honey, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten
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How to make it
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until evenly combined.
- Cut the shortening into the dry ingredients with your fingertips or a fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour in the hot water a little at a time, stirring with a spoon, until a soft, slightly sticky dough comes together; be careful as the water is hot.
- Knead the dough briefly in the bowl just until smooth, then cover and let it rest for about 20 minutes so the gluten relaxes.
- Divide the dough into four equal balls and, on a floured surface, pat or stretch each into a flat round roughly 1 cm thick, poking a small hole in the center to help it cook evenly.
- Heat the oil in a deep heavy pan to about 180 C, testing with a scrap of dough that should sizzle and rise immediately.
- Fry each round for about 1 to 2 minutes per side, turning once, until puffed and golden brown, then drain on paper towels and serve warm with savory toppings or a dusting of sugar.
You'll use: Frying pan / skillet · Pan · Whisk
Tips & common questions
How long does Fry Bread I take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 6 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Fry Bread I vegan?
Every ingredient listed on this page resolved to a plant or mineral source in our ingredient ontology — no meat, fish, shellfish, dairy, egg or honey. Labels can still differ by brand, so check packaged items.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Fry Bread I is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Japanese fried bread.jpg by Project Kei, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.