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Fry bread is first believed to have been made in 1864 when the United States forced the Navajo people living in present-day Arizona to make a 300-mile journey of relocation\u2014known as the Long Walk\u2014to New Mexico. The new land was unsuitable for their traditional crops, so the U.S. government provided them with rations of canned goods, flour, processed sugar and lard to curb starvation. It’s said that the Native American fry bread recipe was created to use these provisions and prepare them to be as filling as possible.<\/p>\n

Today, tribes throughout the United States, including the Seminole, Osage and Cherokee tribes, have their own variations of this pan-fried flatbread recipe<\/a>. Some fry bread recipes include milk, milk powder, shortening or yeast, but we make our recipe simply with flour, baking powder, water and salt.<\/p>\n

What is fry bread?<\/h2>\n

Fry bread (aka Navajo fry bread) is a common recipe among many Native American tribes in the United States. Soft and puffy on the inside and lightly crisp on the outside, fry bread is a savory (and sometimes sweet) pan-fried flatbread that can be enjoyed in several ways.<\/p>\n

The most common way to serve fry bread is with an array of taco-like toppings (like in this fry bread taco recipe)<\/a>. However, it can also be enjoyed drizzled with honey, sprinkled with cinnamon or dusted with powdered sugar (like a funnel cake<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Fry Bread Ingredients<\/h2>\n