Polish Fry Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 large potato, enough to make 1 c mashed
• 3 -4 cups water, to cover the potato
• 1 1/4 ounces yeast
• 1 cup barely warm milk
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup butter, soft
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• oil, to fry the bread in
• garlic salt, to sprinkle over the tops of breads

Recipe

• 1 scrub the potato clean, then boil it in the water.
• 2 remove the potato from the water to cool.
• 3 reserve the water.
• 4 peel the potato and discard the skin (or use for something else).
• 5 in a small bowl, combine the yeast, milk, and sugar. set it aside until it is bubbly.
• 6 if the yeast mixture does not get bubbly, your yeast is dead. get some fresh yeast, make sure your milk is not too warm, and try again.
• 7 now, mash the potato and measure out 1 cup. use the remaining mashed potato elsewhere.
• 8 combine 4 c flour with the softened butter, then add the salt and 1 c mashed potato. taste it and adjust the salt as needed.
• 9 add the eggs and bubbly yeast mixture.
• 10 using only as much potato water as needed, create a dough.
• 11 set the dough aside in a warm place, covered with a damp towel for maybe an hour and ½ , to rise until doubled in size.
• 12 on a floured surface, roll out the dough until it is ½ in thick.
• 13 do not work the dough any more than necessary.
• 14 cut out 3 in circles.
• 15 set the circles aside to rise again.
• 16 heat the oil until very, very hot.
• 17 take the dough circles and stretch them out. three inch circles should make about six inch breads.
• 18 fry the breads until they are golden, turning them to get both sides done.
• 19 dust the tops of the breads with garlic salt.
• 20 enjoy!