How to Ship Fry Bread

Ship fresh fry bread through the mail or any delivery service.

Fry bread is bread dough that is fried in a skillet. In North America, the term fry bread refers to traditional Navajo or Native American bread made from flour, salt, baking powder, shortening and water. When cooked, the dough puffs up. It is typically eaten with butter and honey; fry bread also forms the base of the ever-popular "Indian taco," which is topped with cheese, beans and meat. You can safely ship fresh homemade fry bread across the country with frozen gel packs to keep it cold.

Things You'll Need

• Fry bread
• 1 cardboard box
• Packing tape
• Packing peanuts or bubble wrap
• 2 frozen gel packs
• Brown wrapping paper
• Scissors
• Plastic wrap
• Foil

Instructions

1. Wait until your fry bread is completely cooled. This will prevent it from forming condensation and becoming soggy or moldly during shipping. Once cooled, wrap your bread in plastic wrap. Then wrap in a layer of foil. Set aside.

2. Prepare the cardboard box for mailing. Fill the box with a layer or two of packing peanuts or bubble wrap. Place a frozen gel pack on top of the packing peanuts or bubble wrap. Place bread in the box. Cover with another frozen gel pack. Add more packing peanuts or bubble wrap until the box is filled.

3. Tape the box shut with the packing tape. Wrap the box in two layers of plain brown wrapping paper. Write "perishable" or "keep refrigerated" on the outside of the box. Write the mailing address on the box and take it to the post office or other shipping company.

4. Choose overnight shipping to ensure the fry bread arrives at its freshest.

Tips & Warnings

• If you do not cool the bread completely prior to wrapping it, you increase the likelihood the bread will develop mold.

References

• USDA: Mail Order Food Safety
• Cookin' With the Three Sisters: Native American Fry Bread Recipes