Dutch Oven Cookin!

Well, summer seems just around the corner so we have pulled out our Dutch Oven for some down home cookin! Come join us for supper as we fry up a Tex Mex dish of Indian Fry Bread Tacos! Afterward, if your still hungry, Fry up some elephant ears. Ahh the memories of the county fair...



Tiffs Favorite Fry Bread (fried scones)

2 Cups Flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp powdered milk
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup water

Sift together the first four ingredients in a large bowl. Pour the water over the flour mixture all at once and stir the dough with a fork until it starts to form one big clump. Flour your hands and begin to mix the dough. That's right!!! Use your hands! Try to get all the flour into the mixture to form a ball. The inside of the dough ball will be sticky after its formed, while the outside will be well floured. Cut into 4-6 pieces. Using floured hands, pat, shape and stretch, forming a disk about 5-7 inch diameter. It will not be a perfect circle. Heat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees. Fry in 1 inch deep oil. Press down on it to submerge it while its frying. Flip and fry the other side till golden brown.

Now, to make Indian tacos....
Pour some chili on your fry bread and top with lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, onions, olives, sour cream, guacamole...whatever you like.

If you want to make elephant ears, simply add a little sugar to the dough, about 1/2 cup and follow above directions. Top with butter and cinnamon/sugar mixture, or drizzle with honey. Any combo that is your favorite would be divine! Enjoy!