Monday we started another Temple Preparation class for a Sister who plans to take out her endowments in the Bismarck Temple in April. We love Maxine and are so happy for her that she is taking this important step in her progression in the Gospel.
Tuesday the much touted storm arrived. Snow in South Dakota is strange. Big piles 18 inches deep in some areas and hardly anything in others because the wind blows all the snow as it's falling up against something so around the motorhome and the church we step over piles but on the wide expanse of the lawn you have almost nothing. It was REALLY cold though, in the teens with the wind chill making it sub zero.
For the 13 weeks we have been having our ARP classes I have been developing and perfecting my fry bread recipe and I finally have the recipe and process that I'm going to stick with. It got high approval ratings at lunch on Wednesday...actually no ones ever complained about any of the versions but I think this one is the best. I'm now going to share my recipe and my process with you.
When I first started 13 weeks ago I used a very basic recipe that was said to be original to the Natives. Then my Native friends said no we add this and that and we like it much better. That's what I did added a bit of this and that and I have to agree it is better.
Fry Bread
4C all purpose flour
2T baking powder
2ts salt
2T quick acting yeast
1/2C sugar
1/2C powdered milk
Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add 2 cups of hot tap water and mix. Then add up to 1/2 cup additional hot tap water until you have a firm but somewhat sticky dough. Oil your hands and knead the dough in the bowl for a minute or two. Cover with a clean cloth and set aside to raise anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour.
After the dough has risen oil your hands and take 2 1/2 to 3 oz pieces and roll them into a ball. With a well oiled rolling pin roll the piece out quite thin and use a butter knife to make a 1 inch slit in the center (this helps with even cooking of the centers). Drop the pieces into hot oil. I melt my Crisco on high heat and then turn the burner down to medium high for the remainder of the cooking time. If your oil is too hot the outside will be too dark and the inside will be doughy. You will need to add oil to your hands and rolling pin throughout this process to keep the dough from sticking
Serve warm with butter and honey or jam or use them as the base for your Indian Tacos. This recipe makes about 17 good size pieces.
My version of the perfect piece of fry bread.
The first three ingredients plus the hot water are the only things called for in the original Native recipe I first tried.
Friday was District Meeting and this week all the Missionaries came to Rosebud including the Zone Leaders so Elder Lindsey and I made homemade sloppy joe's and potato salad doing most of the prep work on Thursday. Elder and Sister Olsen came over from Chamberlain and brought ice cream and cookies for dessert. We had 13 of us around the table and Elder Hildreth did a great job of teaching and leading a discussion on helping investigators learn how to receive revelation from the book of Mormon.
Pierre District Meeting.
Friday evening we had a movie night at the church. We had purchased and downloaded a copy of Meet the Mormons to our computer and were able to connect it to a projector and show it. The Elders took flyers out as they tracked this week inviting people to come and we had a good crowd. Most of our active Branch members and 20 to 30 non members. We served popcorn and soda and others brought candy and treats so we had the whole movie experience. We received good feedback after the movie. It felt nice to know that we were able to expose more of the people of this area to positive things about the Church and it's people.
Sunday in Sacrament Meeting the four Aaronic Priesthood holders in the Branch each took a different part of the fourth article of faith to talk about. They all did a good job and then President Gilson tied it all together with some nice closing remarks. In a Branch the size of ours the members get frequent opportunities to talk in Sacrament meeting.
Our friends Annette and Angel lost their father last night and we would ask that you remember their family in your prayers. They were sitting a vigil at the hospital today so we took lunch over to them. Since we were going to the Barker's for dinner I mixed up a batch of rolls and steamed some broccoli. We had a great meal and visit. Savannah and I are going to miss each other a lot! She enjoyed the broccoli but the highlight was the chocolate fudge lava cake and ice cream Laura made for dessert.
We went from winter to spring in the blink of an eye. Tuesday we had snow and by Friday the temperature was in the 50's and today was beautiful. This week is supposed to be lovely and we are more than ready for the warmer days ahead.
Our love and prayers to each of you.
Elder and Sister Lindsey
Sunday in Sacrament Meeting the four Aaronic Priesthood holders in the Branch each took a different part of the fourth article of faith to talk about. They all did a good job and then President Gilson tied it all together with some nice closing remarks. In a Branch the size of ours the members get frequent opportunities to talk in Sacrament meeting.
Our friends Annette and Angel lost their father last night and we would ask that you remember their family in your prayers. They were sitting a vigil at the hospital today so we took lunch over to them. Since we were going to the Barker's for dinner I mixed up a batch of rolls and steamed some broccoli. We had a great meal and visit. Savannah and I are going to miss each other a lot! She enjoyed the broccoli but the highlight was the chocolate fudge lava cake and ice cream Laura made for dessert.
We went from winter to spring in the blink of an eye. Tuesday we had snow and by Friday the temperature was in the 50's and today was beautiful. This week is supposed to be lovely and we are more than ready for the warmer days ahead.
Our love and prayers to each of you.
Elder and Sister Lindsey
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