How to Make Healthy Native American Fry Bread

Native American fry bread is a traditional food that's been enjoyed for centuries. Unfortunately, that traditional recipe includes fatty, unhealthy ingredients. Give your fry bread recipe a makeover by substituting ingredients that are more wholesome without sacrificing the connection to the delicacies of the past. If you've never had fry bread, you can use it much like a tortilla by wrapping it around foods, as a bread substitute with a meal, or even as a dessert with honey or ice cream. This recipe makes eight servings.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup fat-free milk
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar substitute
• Canola oil

1. Mix the flours, baking powder, sugar substitute and milk in a large bowl.

2. Place the dough on waxed paper sprinkled with self-rising flour. Knead the dough, adding more self-rising flour as needed to reach the correct consistency. Allow the dough to sit at least an hour.

3. Pour about 1 inch of canola oil into a pan and heat it to fry the finished dough. Test the temperature by sprinkling in a pinch of flour; the oil is ready if it sizzles.

4. Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Shape into circles about the size of a dessert plate. Fry in the oil until golden brown, then remove immediately from the oil and place on paper towels to drain.

Tips & Warnings

• Each fry bread using this recipe is 148 calories, 4 grams fat (less than 1 gram of saturated fat), 24 grams carbs, 2 grams fiber, less than 1 mg. cholesterol and 5 grams protein.

• Use caution when frying in hot oil.