Man - I love fried bread (AKA Fry Bread). This is an easy pan fried bread recipe that includes bread dough (or pizza dough) and oil. It's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Make bread dough or buy some pre-made bread dough from the grocery store.
My aunt would make this fried bread recipe with pre-made dough. We would put on a ton of butter and eat it with a big pot of beans or tomato soup.
Top flat fry bread with butter, eggs, jelly, or taco ingredients.
Things In My Kitchen:
- grease splatter guard for frying so grease don't go all over!
- cast iron skillet for frying.
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While all of these recipes are delicious, the Creamy Tomato Bisque is one of my all time favorites!
Easy Fried Bread (Fry Bread)
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This is an easy pan fried bread (AKA fry bread) recipe that includes bread dough (or pizza dough) and oil. It's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
- vegetable oil for frying
- pre-made bread or pizza dough
Instructions
- I use a cast iron skillet
for frying. Add a couple inches of high heat oil (safflower, canola, sunflower, peanut). Bring to 350F. If you don't have a deep fat frying thermometer, then you will have to test the sizzle with a little piece of dough. You want a light bubble. Turn the heat way down or off if it's splattering and popping in your face. This needs to be a gentle & safe frying process. - Grab a small ball of dough and flatten it as much as you can into a disc shape. Gently lay in the hot oil. Flip it when brown (~ 1 - 1 ½ minutes per side). The dough rises a little, so gently smash it down with a spatula to try and flatten it again. Use a grease splatter guard on top of the frying pan to minimize clean up. Lay on paper towel lined plate or transfer to an oven at 200F to keep warm. It will stay warm ~ 20 minutes with no oven. Don't overcrowd the pan.
- Lastly, if you start a grease fire - remember that oil and water don't mix. Cover the fire with a large lid or cookie sheet. Baking soda can also put out a grease fire.
- My aunt would eat this recipe with Pinto Beans and slather the bread in butter. I like it with smashed salted avocados and eggs. It is amazing! Happy Eating! Beckie
for frying. Add a couple inches of high heat oil (safflower, canola, sunflower, peanut). Bring to 350F. If you don't have a deep fat frying thermometer, then you will have to test the sizzle with a little piece of dough. You want a light bubble. Turn the heat way down or off if it's splattering and popping in your face. This needs to be a gentle & safe frying process.
on top of the frying pan to minimize clean up. Lay on paper towel lined plate or transfer to an oven at 200F to keep warm. It will stay warm ~ 20 minutes with no oven. Don't overcrowd the pan.- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Vegetarian
How about something to put on this delicious bread?
Lots of possibilities, from using the bread as a decadent Taco shell, using it to dip in Pepita Guacamole or Hummus, or go South and pair it with Pimento Cheese.
In Trinidad, this dish is called Fried Bake. We typically like it when it "rises" while under heat. You can also add coconut milk to the recipe to give it some added Caribbean flavor! But it's a staple breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack that is quick and easy 🙂 Thanks for posting it 🙂
I <3 "Fried Bake" and will try the coconut milk. This bread could definitely make me fat due to eating too much.