Author Recipe
Jacquelyn Mitchard's Indian Fry Bread
Look Both Ways by Jacquelyn Mitchard (Penguin/Razorbill, March, 2009), 256 pages, Grades 7 and Up
Look Both Ways continues the story of Mallory and Merry, begun in the first novel of The Midnight Twins trilogy. Mirror-image twins born a minute before and a minute after midnight on New Year's Eve, they're trapped in a near-fatal fire on the night they turn thirteen. Their "twin telepathy" that has allowed them to"talk without words" all their lives turns into a terrifying psychic gift to see the heart of evil in their small rural town. Mallory can see only the future; Merry can see only the past. But when they put their visions together, they learn that Mallory's best friend, Eden, is the embodiment of an ancient Indian legend. A shape-shifter, Eden must give up her life as an ordinary girl and serve her clan as medicine woman. Whoever should see Eden in her shape as a white panther is doomed to bad luck; but, as Mallory learns, anyone who actually sees her transform must die. How can the twins save Eden, who wants to run from her ancient destiny, without risking their own lives?
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When Mallory attends the autumn pow-pow at her best friend's farm, she meets Eden's older brother, home from boarding school -- a handsome, bewitching older boy who will turn out to be far more than Mallory's first real crush. One of the many savory foods she tries is fry bread, a simple delicacy beloved of all the tribes of the Algonquin nation.
2 cups baking mix, such as Bisquick
2/3 cup milk
3-4 cups vegetable oil
Toppings: powdered sugar, granulated sugar and cinnamon, honey or jam
1. In a medium bowl, combine the baking mix and milk. Place dough on floured board, knead a few times and roll the dough out to approximately 1/4 inch thickness. Let rest for five minutes.
2. Cut dough into shapes using cookie cutters, clean jelly jars, juice glasses, or a pizza cutter.
3. In a large heavy skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 400 degrees F. Drop dough carefully into oil and fry, turning once, for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm and sprinkle with powdered sugar or sugar and cinnamon or dab with honey or jam.
Yield 10-12 (2 1/2 inch) pieces
