Up-To's

Two fun "projects" I did last week were to try a new recipe, and to make birthday cards. They both turned out pretty, and good. :)

The recipe was a simple "Navajo Fry Bread", as follows:

• 2cups flour
• 1 T baking powder
• 1 t salt
• 3/4 to 1 cup hot water
• oil for frying

Mix dry ingredients. Add water by increments, stirring between each addition, until a soft dough forms. Knead dough a few times and let it rest while 2 inches of oil heats in a fry pan (to 350 degrees). Pinch off a golf ball size of dough and roll to about 1/8 inch thick. Carefully place into hot oil and fry until golden brown (doesn't take very long) , turn to fry on the other side.

Now, when I did this I did not roll the dough out with a rolling pin, I just flattened with my hands. It worked just fine, but they weren't uniform in thickness. I also doubt I had a whole 2 inches of oil in my pan, but it was allot! (and the house smelled like oil for a day or two afterward). Other than that it was a fun thing to make, and of course even better to eat! We topped them with taco meat and all the trimmings, yum! My favorite though was to smother them with butter and honey...*drool*

The birthday cards were for a couple of women in my church ward that I Visit Teach. I have no idea what these things are called, I just remember making them when I was kid and laughing at all the silly messages with all the other girls at school. Honestly I got the idea to use it as a card from a library book, and I loved it! I used some pretty paper, made the folds nice and crisp, and printed out some birthday quotes to paste in the message flaps (leaving a space for me to write on of course). So little effort, so cute, so satisfying!