Jonathan, those sound delicious and your grandmother may have made Fry Bread for that. These Doughboys do have sugar mixed in the dough as well on them, so not sure if you’d want to use them with a sloppy Joe mix. I would suggest Googling a Fry Bread recipe and go with the one that has the most reviews.

Has anyone used these for things like Sloppy Joe’s? My grandmother used to make something like this. They would puff up… then she would split one end open and fill it with the Sloppy Joe filling

Lisa, I just updated the recipe to make it clearer. Sorry for the confusion.
Yes, you will add the ½ cup in step 2 with the remaining cup of water, 3 cups of the flour, salt, and shortening.
Thanks for asking and hop you like them!

Stacie, I’ve never made them without the yeast. You can give it a try, but I am not sure how they will turn out.