Crescentine are small bread rolls made in Tuscany, Italy. The dough is made from flour, water, salt and yeast. Some recipes enrich it with milk and / or eggs. The dough is rolled out ¼ inch (½ cm) thick. Classically, in Florence, the dough is cut into diamond shapes, then deep fried. It comes out…
Fried Breads
Fry Bread
Fry Bread is a bread made by Native Americans, particularly by American Indians in the south-west. It is sold everywhere as a fast food through the south-west, by natives and non-natives alike. It is a flat-bread anywhere from 4 inches (10 cm) wide to as wide as a frisbee and is made from flour, salt,…
Sopaipillas
Sopaipillas are fried bread rolls that are sometimes described as a fritter. Though somewhat similar to Fry Bread, they are somewhat lighter, and not doughy. Instead, they are crisp, and puff up, forming a pocket inside them that can be stuffed with refried beans, cheese, meat, etc. Some recipes use baking powder, some use yeast…
Utah Scones
Utah Scones bear no resemblance to actual scones, aside from the use of wheat flour to make them. They are made from regular yeasted bread dough and deep-fried. There is no standard shape for them. They are sometimes made square or round, or rolled into small balls. They can be also shaped into individual rectangular…