Quick 10 minute – Indian Fry Bread Recipe Without Yeast

Indian Fry Bread is a quick bread that is perfect for after-school snacks, filled with cold cuts for sandwiches, or stuff and fry hot pocket.

Native American Fry bread is made without yeast and uses simple ingredients like flour, water, baking powder, and vegetable oil.

Keep reading to get more time-saving tips and serving suggestions for fry bread.

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Pizza pockets are a quick after-school snack or between meals appetizer. 

Stuff pocket of dough with pepperoni and cheese to make hot pizza pockets the kids will love.

Easily make hot pizza pockets in less than 10 minutes. 

Quick tip: Preheat vegetable oil in a frying pan and make a dough recipe. You will know when the frying oil is ready to start frying when a drop of water sizzles.

Easy Tips To Make Fry Bread Hot Pockets At Home

Preheat vegetable oil in your frying pan. The perfect temp to fry is between 350-375°F.

I never use a deep-fry thermometer instead, I test frying oil temperature with a drop of water.

To check the temperature of the oil, you may want to stand away from the stove, simply drop one drop of water into the hot oil.

Oil is ready to fry when you hear a sizzling sound. Oil is too hot if it pops or smokes. If that happens let it cool before frying.

Simple directions to make pizza pockets: Roll out dough to ½” thick, add 2-3 sliced pepperoni, and a spoon full of shredded cheese. Fold in half and pinch edges closed with a dab of water to seal. Serve with a pizza sauce.

Deep fry in a cast-iron skillet until golden brown on both sides.

Serving Suggestions for Fry Bread Sandwichs

Use your favorite pre-cooked meats and cheeses to make your sandwiches with a fry bread sandwich bun.

Basic Ingredients To Make Indian Fry Bread

Vegetable oil enough to fill your frying pan 1 inch deep.

Flour all purpose flour or wheat flour can be used to make Native American fry bread.

Table salt or sea salt works best for this recipe.

Baking powder

Tools

• Frying pan
• Large mixing bowl
• Wooden spoon or fork
• Tongs
• Paper napkins or plate

Preheat heat oil in a large skillet or frying pan on medium-high heat. You could also use a deep fryer or electric skillet to fry in.

Step 1 – In a large mixing bowl mix the dry ingredients: flour, salt, and baking powder.
Step 2 – Mix enough water into the center of the flour mixture to form a sticky dough. Knead bread dough by hand into a ball.
Step 3 – Cut dough into nine equal round dough balls, cover with plastic wrap, or a clean kitchen towel. Take one piece of dough and roll or flatten each ball to about ½” thick. If the dough is sticky roll out on a floured surface with a rolling pin or palm of your hand.
Step 4 – Fry in hot oil on both sides until golden brown. Remove fry bread from the frying pan with tongs and place it on a plate with paper towels to cool.

Serve With Yummy Sweet Toppings: Drizzle with honey, maple syrup, or serve with honey butter. I like to mix equal parts of honey or orange marmalade with olive oil to dip bread in.

Easy Indian tacos: Flat fry bread topped with a layered bean dip.

Taco salad on flat fry bread: Top with taco meat, green salad, black olives, and sour cream to make a taco salad on fry bread.

Messy chili cheese taco: top flat fry bread with homemade chili and shredded cheese.

Elephant ears: fry a large ½” piece of dough and top with honey butter.

Mini pigs in a blanket with fry bread: cut hot dogs or mini sausages in half and wrap ¼” thick dough around each piece. Crimp closed and fry until golden brown.

Pizza pockets: flattened dough to ¼” inch thick. Cut into a 6″ circle. Fill half with grated cheese and 3 slices of pepperoni. Fold in half crimp edges, seal with a dab of water if needed, and fry. Served with a side of pizza sauce.

Fry Bread Buns For Sandwiches: roll out a softball-sized piece of dough to a three-quarter-inch thick circle. Cut in half and fry on both sides until golden brown. Slice the flat end open and fill with your favorite cold cuts of meat, cheese, or fill with tuna or chicken salad.