Stephanie Wrote:
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> Ooo, I can tell you how fry bread began. The
> tribes were given flour by the Spaniards from what
> I've been told. They didn't know what to do with
> it, never having used it before but they ended up
> making their own simple version of a sopapilla.
> Gramms (my maternal grandmother-in-law) is a
> phenomenal fry bread maker (as well as making
> wonderful tortillas and naniscotti--no clue how to
> spell that). It is, however, atrocious for the
> health.
>
> Really good fry bread is made with blue bird flour
> (if you use a better flour, it comes out odd) and
> is cooked in lard. Raises a person's cholesterol
> just thinking about it. To add to it, the Navajo
> put a couple burger patties on it and fold it in
> half to make the greasiest concoction known to
> mankind, the Navajo burger (but it's good!).

Now I know what to try next time I'm out that way!

Eh, what my mother used to make had the meat INSIDE the fry bread (make a ball of the dough, push a spoonful of shredded meat.... she usually used ground beef.... into the center of the ball & seal it up. Then flatten that out to pancake size.... the meat will show through in places but this doesn't hurt anything. Fry, and then eat. They're even good cold. They're especially good with a bit of soy sauce to dip them in. I've also had them with cheese, either by adding a bit of shredded cheese & folding it over, or by placing cheese on top & microwaving it, or by sprinking shredded cheese on it while you're cooking the second side, especially if you have a lid on the fryingpan).)

> A slightly healthier meal is the Navajo taco, which
> has beans, beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and
> chiles on it.
>
> I enjoy a good fry bread now and then but I'd have
> to agree that it is a serious hazard. My husband
> will see consultants from various firms come out
> here to work and gain about 20-30 lbs from fry
> bread and navajo burger addictions. No kidding!
> He's refused to take me to a particuliarly well
> known food stand in Window Rock, called
> Pinky's--for fear of me gaining a ton of weight!
>
> Stephanie

Eh, I'd honestly argue that sodas & alcohol & high sugar & no exercise contribute FAR more to obesity & diabetes than frybread does.

You can eat all the frybread you want.... IF you're willing to work off the calories.

Kenuchelover.