Does anyone have a good recipe for fry bread that you just add water to the bag, mix and squeeze into the pan? I love the Cache Lake breads but wanted something I can make up myself.

I would stay with the Cache Lake product. We thought it was very good. A little expensive but very good. You get what you pay for. Izzy

I guess it depends on what you mean by frybread. Bannock? Biscuits? Flatbread? Sourdough? Yeast? Deep fry? Bake? Since you mention Cache Lake I'll assume it is bread made in a frypan and over a stove ... though in front of a fire will always give you a better product.

The simplest and cheapest, and also darn good, is Bisquick Complete. I think it cost less than a dollar in the supermarket. Repackage it in a ziplock, mix in the water, and squeeze into your greased pan. Cover. Cook on your lowest heat. When one side is browned, flip it like a pancake. There are a few varieties, too - Buttermilk, Three Cheese, Cheese and Garlic, and Cinnamon Swirl are the ones I've seen. Tasty!

I do have a few recipes for bannock and such, but I bet you'll like the Bisquick Complete.

bannock? what recipe on the box do you use? the biscuit one? they still have multiple concoctions listed on the box, right?

Jan

I'm not Bannock, but the Bisquick Complete comes in about a 7.5 oz bag. The just add water stuff. You could use the Bisquick in a box but I like all the flavors. Just found a Honey Butter flavored one in addition to the ones Bannock mentioned. Mmmmmmm!

Yep, that's the one. I think it's a 1/2 cup of water to the package of mix and you get enough for four. You can make it into four separate biscuits, but I usually make one big one and cut into four (or more).

I haven't seen the Honey Butter flavored. Sounds great. I'll look for it. :-)

Thanks for the help guys. I mixed up some last night. I put in...

1 c. flour mix
1/2 tsp. garlic pepper
dash of Italian seasonings
3 tbl. dry whole milk

PortagePounder

where do you find dry whole milk?

I find dry whole milk at grocery stores or coops.

Nestle has their Nido brand and there are other organic dry milks too.

Only problem is you usually need to buy quite a bit at a time. I have the best luck at food Co-ops where you can often buy what you need from the bulk bins.

PP, what are you using for a rising agent? Baking powder? Yeast? If baking powder, you'll need a pinch of salt (use really good baking powder, too). 1 teaspoon baking powder ought to be enough. Also try a 1/4 teaspoon of cream of tartar.

In camp, mix in your water, but don't over mix, and you should be good to go.

"where do you find dry whole milk?"

The ethnic section of WalMart has the Nido. It's not too hateful. Better than the non-fat dry but still not good enough to mix in a glass and drink it straight.

"PP, what are you using for a rising agent?"

I bought some of the all purpose flour used for pan cakes, biscuits and the like. It says you need to add eggs but since I'm going for a heavier style bread I think it should be ok. What do you think?

If it is something like Bisquick, Jiffy Mix, or some other "baking mix" you are good to go. If it is just plain ol' flour you'll need something.

You're right, you don't need eggs. But if you want, you can add powdered egg. Also, for baking I use some egg substitute stuff that my CoOp sells. It is a powder and comes in a box. It is just for baking, however. Don't try to reconstitute it and eat it! I think it is mostly corn starch. In fact you can use plain ol' corn starch as a substitute for eggs in baking. I think it's 2 tablespoons of corn starch equals one egg.