Native American Fry Bread

Ingredients

 * 5 lb flour
 * 6 cup lukewarm water
 * 2 pkt or 2 tablespoons powdered yeast
 * 1/2 cup sugar
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 1/2 cup milk (liquid or powdered)
 * 1 cup oil

Directions

 * Add water to a large bowl.
 * Add yeast to water; stir until dissolved.
 * Add sugar, salt, milk and oil.
 * Stir until dissolved.
 * Add flour, 2 - 3 cups at a time and mix.
 * Keep adding flour until it is all in.
 * It gets thick.
 * Knead to finish the mixing.
 * Knead until it stays together;
 * not shiny or hard, but it will stick to the fingers.
 * Cover with waxed paper and tuck it in around the ball.
 * Cover entire bowl with a towel and let rise 30 minutes.
 * Remove wax paper.
 * Oil hands, sprinkle the top of the ball with a little flour and re-knead.
 * Knead until it is no longer sticking to hands or bowl.
 * Heat 48 ounces of oil to 365 F.
 * Test oil - make a golf ball-sized ball, put in oil.
 * If the ball rises to the surface of the oil quickly, it is ready.
 * Take another piece of dough, about the size of a tennis ball and pull it out thin.
 * Put a hole in the middle to keep it from bubbling up with air.
 * Brown each side for 1 minute, until evenly brown.
 * Shake of excess oil.