Warm, soft and puffy with a golden and crisp exterior, the Navajo fry bread recipe is a beloved treat with a complex history.

Dust your hands with flour and knead the dough very lightly ... mushrooms and fried eggs among the serving plates, alongside the potato farls. Slice the soda bread, spread with butter and serve ...

So that’s where fry bread comes into play, and we survived off of it. My grandmother, my mom, Leonard’s mom, we all had the recipe. It’s passed down from generations. When we make our dough ...