response 1 of 11:

May 1 14:28 UTC 1995

Hm.  Could you give more information about what fried dough is like?
It sounds like a recipe that could go by different names in different
places, and I'd guess there are a number of things that are sometimes
called "fried dough".

When I was a kid, my girl scout troop used to make a thing called "Darn
Goods".  You'd mix Bisquick and water until you had a doughy consistency.
Then you'd make the dough into 1-inch balls and fry them, a few at a time,
in a big pot of hot oil.  When they floated and turned golden brown, you'd
take them out and drain them on paper towels.  When they cooled, you'd
roll them in a cinnamon-sugar mixture.  They were wonderful!
Would that, or something similar, work for fried dough?

response 3 of 11:

May 1 18:58 UTC 1995

 Bisquick is essentially flour and baking powder, and shortning. In short,
it's biscuit mix, so you only need add water, or milk to make decent
bisciuts. I would imagine that you could make the basic drop biscuit
recipe, and fry the resulting dough, or better yet, make the rolled 
type (with milk) and fry them after rolling the dough out.
  There is a panel on the back of the box with instruction. Don't
worry, yoll do great.

response 5 of 11:

May 2 04:54 UTC 1995

 You mean Fried Cakes, aka doughnuts. I don't even want to *think*
of them since I used to make them for a living.

response 7 of 11:

May 2 17:11 UTC 1995

I guess I thought everybody knew what "fried dough" would be.  "Fried Dough"
is or at least was very popular in the Northeast.

response 9 of 11:

May 3 09:10 UTC 1995

Perhaps it's a New England term.

response 11 of 11:

Jun 24 03:19 UTC 1995

I think he's talking about Elephant Ears! (Like you find at the State
Fair and County Fairs, etc.)  I have a recipe from the Detroit Free
Press for them-here it is (they are very high in fat and calories, of
course)...

2 c milk                5 Tablsp oil or shortening
5 Tblsp sugar           2 Tblsp salt
2 packages dry yeast    2 c warm water
6 c flour               2 quarts oil (for frying)

Scald milk. Add sugar, shortening and salt and stir well.  Cool to 
lukewarm.  Sprinkle yeast onto water.  Add milk mixture and 2 cups
of the flour to make smooth dough.  Add rest of flour until dough
is stiff and knead ten minutes till smooth and elastic.  Place in greased
bowl and cover and let rise one hour.  Punch dough down, divide into
eight balls.  Roll or stretch into shape of an elephant ear.  Drop 
into hot oil (375 degrees) and fry till golden brown.  Turn over and 
fry other side.  Remove from oil and drain on paper towelling.  Sprinkle with
cinnamon and sugar and melted butter.  Arrange for coronary artery surgery.

Hector, I'm sorry this response is so late but I hope it's what you're looking
for.  An easier way would be to go to a County Fair or local carnival. They
usually have these, if you have a cast iron stomach!