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Indian Fry Bread

8 servings

4 cups flour

2 tablespoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups warm milk or water

1 tablespoon oil

Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add warm milk and oil. Knead dough until soft but not sticky. Flour your hands and knead dough until springy. Shape into 3-inch ball, then stretch and pat dough until thin and 10 to 12 inches across. Poke a large hole in middle and fry in kettle of very hot cooking oil or lard until puffy and golden on both sides. Serve hot. Make next 3-inch ball and repeat steps. Do one at a time. This is a wonderful bread with beans and stews, by itself, or with honey or powered sugar.