Spoon in the batter by the tablespoonful, and cook for about 2 minutes until browned and crisp on the bottom.

On the center of each dough circle, add a heaping tablespoonful of the potato filling.

Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.

As I measured out the chile powder for the filling, I could almost hear Krissy urging me on, saying: “Go for it! Go for it! Add a tablespoonful.”

It was named the Milk River by the explorer Meriwether Lewis who described it as the “color of a cup of tea with the admixture of a tablespoonful of milk,” the result of suspended sediment.