Kneel Down Bread

This recipe comes from Chef Brian Yazzie, a member of the Navajo Nation. We met as he was finishing cooking school at St. Paul Technical College, and he’s an invaluable member of our team. Kneel Down Bread is a family tradition. Simple, nourishing, and beautiful, it’s like a tamale but made with fresh field corn and traditionally cooked in an earth oven or over hot coals.

The name comes from the posture of Navajo women who used to kneel on the ground to grind the co