I love naan bread. A lot. Unfortunately it’s not that easy to get around here, unless you want to shell out the big bucks at the supermarket. This is the second time I’ve tried making it, but the first time was with whole wheat flour, so it didn’t turn out quite as well as I had hoped. This one, using good old evil white flour, turned out pretty tasty. Here’s the link to the original recipe, I made a few substitutions (as always) but it still turned out ok.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
Directions
- Whisk the warm water with the yeast and sugar until the yeast is dissolved. Cover and let stand in a warm place for 10 minutes.
- Sift flour (I didn’t sift) and salt three times into a large bowl add the yeast mixture, half of the butter and all of the yogurt. Mix into a soft dough then knead on a floured surface for about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a large greased bowl, cover and let stand in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours or until the dough is doubled in size (I like setting it on my register).
- Punch down dough then knead for 5 minutes. Divide dough into 6 pieces. Roll each piece out into 8 inch round naans.
- Heat up a frying pan to a very hot temperature, add a naan (or a couple, depending on the size of the pan). Cook for about 2 minutes, then flip and cook for another 2. Keep a close eye on them as it may not take quite so long to cook.
