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Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 09:23 PM Apr 2020

I am a terrible person.

A friend of mine posted a Facebook post about this "new" yeastless bread she created. She went on and on about how EASY it was and how proud she was for creating it. She even boasted she cooked it in a hot pan in just a few minutes.

Then she posted the recipe:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup oil
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt

I had to tell her...

THAT is a tortilla recipe. You literally made a tortilla. Mexican women have been making them for 500 years.

I think she hates me now

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I am a terrible person. (Original Post) Drahthaardogs Apr 2020 OP
Ask her if she will invent you a burrito. ret5hd Apr 2020 #1
With ranchero sauce! Drahthaardogs Apr 2020 #2
It's nacho fault Blue Owl Apr 2020 #3
Oh no you didn't ! Roland99 Apr 2020 #8
or Chapati handmade34 Apr 2020 #4
We called them chapatis in West Pakistan. East Indians call it nan. No matter the name, it's a abqtommy Apr 2020 #5
Roti Ananda62 Apr 2020 #20
Many, if not most cultures have some form of flatbread Major Nikon Apr 2020 #24
Native Americans call it Fry Bread Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2020 #6
Navajo fry bread... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #10
That looks so delicious. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2020 #12
My sister-in-law taught for years on a reservation. She makes navajo mutton stew on FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #14
I volunteer to take your share of her Navajo mutton stew. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2020 #17
Thanks for the offer, but in the interest of marital harmony, I never turn it down. FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #18
Thanks for the link. They look yummy. alwaysinasnit Apr 2020 #13
Yes. And one of the secrets is... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #16
Baking powder is also in the ingredients. denbot Apr 2020 #19
This may be the best post I've read all day. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #7
Even the biggest moron knows you don't need yeast to make bread... BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #9
Uh, actually yeah... sourdough has yeast Drahthaardogs Apr 2020 #11
Sourdough, AKA natural yeast Major Nikon Apr 2020 #23
"The Biggest Moron" could be a hit TV show! Except for one problem... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #15
He's like the Idiocracy version of James Holzhauer. ret5hd Apr 2020 #26
I went shopping today for the first time in over 2 weeks, couldn't find any flour for my Navajo yaesu Apr 2020 #21
Personally, I think you are a wonderful person. fierywoman Apr 2020 #22
Thanks! Drahthaardogs Apr 2020 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Apr 2020 #27
At least it didn't call for 2 tsp of cyanide. LisaL Apr 2020 #28
At least the author didnt claim to have invented Drahthaardogs Apr 2020 #29

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
5. We called them chapatis in West Pakistan. East Indians call it nan. No matter the name, it's a
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 09:35 PM
Apr 2020

tasty and filling part of anyone's diet!

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
12. That looks so delicious.
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 11:13 PM
Apr 2020

The Code Talkers in WWII used to use their helmets as a pan and whip up their Navajo Bread. It is delicious.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)
14. My sister-in-law taught for years on a reservation. She makes navajo mutton stew on
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 11:20 PM
Apr 2020

fry bread, that her Navajo students even thought was great.

It IS amazing...but I still prefer the creation from the Tuba City truck stop kitchen.

Just please don't tell her that!

FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)
18. Thanks for the offer, but in the interest of marital harmony, I never turn it down.
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 11:34 PM
Apr 2020

Go in beauty.

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BigmanPigman

(51,609 posts)
9. Even the biggest moron knows you don't need yeast to make bread...
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 11:03 PM
Apr 2020

what did Sourdough contain....no yeast. Not rocket science!

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
11. Uh, actually yeah... sourdough has yeast
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 11:11 PM
Apr 2020

You use a starter of flour and water until yeast colonize it. You just don't use instant yeast.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)
15. "The Biggest Moron" could be a hit TV show! Except for one problem...
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 11:24 PM
Apr 2020

there would only be one contestant: Trump.

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
21. I went shopping today for the first time in over 2 weeks, couldn't find any flour for my Navajo
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 11:36 PM
Apr 2020

flat bread but I did find a big 80oz box of Aunt-Jemima buttermilk pancake mix for $5 which I plan on making biscuits along with pancakes of course. It would take me a few years to use up a box that size in normal times.

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