Bread
Naan Bread
Ingredients
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup water lukewarm
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg large
- 1/4 cup yogurt plain
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 12 tsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp butter melted
- 2 tbsp parsley chopped
Directions
- Heat the oven to 200 F degrees.
- In a medium bowl, combine the yeast, sugar and water. Lightly whisk it all together, then let it sit for about 5 to 10 minutes or until the yeast dissolves and starts to foam.
- To the same bowl, add the oil, yogurt, egg and whisk well. Set aside.
- To the bowl of your mixer, combine the flour with the salt. Add the yeast mixture and mix for a couple minutes, until the dough comes clean from the sides of the bowl.
- If the dough is too wet, add a bit more flour, starting with a tablespoon at a time. The dough should be nice and soft but not sticky.
- Place the dough in an oiled bowl and cover it with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap. Turn OFF your oven, place the bowl inside and allow to rise for about 30 minutes to 1 hour or until doubled in size. I use this trick all the time to speed up the rising time. Mine only took about 40 minutes, so the time depends on your yeast and your environment.
- After it rises, cut the dough into 12 equal pieces and shape each piece into a small ball.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and add about 1 tsp of olive oil.
- Roll out one ball at a time until it’s about 1/3 inch thick and about 5 inches in diameter.
- Add the piece of rolled dough to the hot skillet and cook for about 1 minute, the skillet should be very hot, so you’ll see bubbles forming as you cook the dough on the first side.
- Flip the dough and cook the other side until the bottom is golden.
- Repeat with remaining dough until all of the pieces are cooked. Keep the naan covered in a towel so that it doesn’t dry out.
- When all of them are cooked, brush each one with the melted butter and garnish with some parsley.