Otoe Pumpkin & Corn Recipe

Here is a recipe that is very near and dear to my heart. This recipe is a traditional Oto Missouria recipe. This particular recipe was first posted on my tribe's website by Linda Francis who is a member of the Owl Clan. My family is from the Coyote Clan, but this is well loved by all of the Oto Missouria Tribe. I hope you all enjoy this recipe as much as we do!

1 whole fresh pumpkin (you can also use canned pumpkin, but Linda recommends fresh)
1 bag dried sweet corn (can also use fresh)
Cinnamon—to taste
Sugar—to taste

Directions: Remove seeds and "guts" from pumpkin. Cut meat from rind. Cube pumpkin meat and place pumpkin in pot on stove. Cook until soft. Boil dried sweet corn. Corn is cooked when it is soft. Once cooled, combine cooked pumpkin and corn. Add cinnamon and sugar to taste. This amount varies depending on the size of your pumpkin and your preference. Add sugar slowly. You do not want to add too much sugar so that the flavor of the pumpkin is overwhelmed by sweetness. The combination should result in a gently sweet, pumpkin combination with a pleasant spice hint. VARIATION: Another tribal member recommends using brown sugar instead of the white sugar and cinnamon. Remember that our ancestors didn’t use measuring cups and spoons. Learn to trust your own palette and experiment with the balance of flavors.

For refference here is where the recipe originally is from: Otoe Pumpikn & Corn Recipe
That would be my tribe's website so, if you want to learn more about the Oto Misouria Tribe feel free to browse around.

Fry Bread

So, it is almost time for Encampment, Pow Wow for those who don't know what Encampment is. In other words, I am posting a traditional Native American recipe. I have been working my butt off. As such, I shall make a quick post to give you the recipe for fry bread. It's really easy to make. Here you go. Have fun and enjoy.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of flour

• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 2/3 cup of hot water

Direction

• Mix the ingredients together
• Let dough set while heating oil to fry the bread in
• Pinch off pieces of the dough and place in the hot oil
• Fry until golden brown on one side
• Turn bread and fry until golden brown