Okay They're Not Exactly Fried "donuts"

[Nantzie]

When I was growing up, my grandmother still made all her bread from scratch. Sometimes she would set aside some of the dough to make Fried Bread. It was after the last rising. She would put most of the bread in the oven, and while we were waiting for it to bake, she'd fry the bread.

She'd just kind of pull a piece of dough off and flatten it out with her hands. Then she'd fry it until it was golden brown. When they were done, we put butter and regular granulated sugar on it. Way better than donuts.

I decided to try it with some Grandma Ferndon's dough that I ordered. It was gooey, but I kind of plopped it into the hot oil. When the bottom got firm in the oil, I flipped them over and kind of mashed them down a little. So they ended up flat. Then I fried them until they were golden brown on both sides.

They smelled wonderful. Talk about going back to my childhood. The taste was good. The texture wasn't the same, but I wasn't expecting it to be. I'm going to try some other bread mixes and do the same thing, and see if I can get closer.

So they're not fried donuts. But they're close.

Nancy

[jerseyangel]

I come from an Italian family. We used to have "pizza fritte"--fried pizza dough on Sunday nights sometimes. My mom or grandmother would cut sections of the dough, stretch them a bit, and fry them in a frying pan with a couple inches of oil. We would then dip them in sugar and eat--yummy

[mamaw]

natzie

What all do you buy from grandma ferdon's? I want to order from them so what's good? How bout their pasties?

You can PM me if you like

mamaw

[jenvan]

Patti--

yum, yum, YUMMY !

I do have a gluten-free funnel cake recipe...I need to try sometime for my dh and I

[jerseyangel]

natzie

What all do you buy from grandma ferdon's? I want to order from them so what's good? How bout their pasties?

You can PM me if you like

mamaw

The hamburger buns from Grandma Ferndon's are REALLY good. I did not care for the bisquit mix at all--it was bitter. The cinnamon buns were good, also, but you have to add your own glaze. (I know I'm not Nantze, but just thought I'd share!)