Naan Bread
Serves: 6
Santos Walker
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
56
Sweetness
60
Sourness
39
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 tsp
White Sugar1 cup
Milk (warm)4 tbsps
Butter (melted)3 cups
Unbleached All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Salt1 tsp
Baking PowderDirections:
1
Put warm water in a small bowl, add sugar and yeast and stir until dissolved
2
Set aside for 5-10 minutes or until it foams
3
Blend in the warm milk, yogurt and melted margarine
4
In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and poppy seeds
5
Pour in the yeast/milk mixture all at once and work it into the flour, using your hands
6
Continue mixing, adding flour or water as needed, until the mixture leaves the sides of the bowl
7
Knead for 6 to 8 minutes or until smooth and elastic
8
Place in a lightly oiled bowl and turn to coat
9
Cover with a damp cloth and let stand in a warm place to rise for about 4 hours or until doubled in volume
10
Preheat oven to 550 degrees F (285 degrees C) or your oven's highest setting and set a rack in the lower third of the oven
11
Place a large pizza pan or iron griddle on the rack and preheat
12
Also preheat the broiler
13
Punch the dough down and knead briefly
14
Divide into six pieces and shape them into balls
15
Place them on an oiled plate and cover with lightly oiled plastic wrap
16
Let balls rest for 10 to 15 minutes
17
Roll out and stretch each ball until it is about 10 inches long and 5 inches wide
18
Remove the pizza pan from the oven, brush with oil and place one of pieces of bread on it
19
Bake at 550 degrees F (285 degrees C) for about 4 to 5 minutes until bread is puffed and has brown spots, then transfer to a wire rack, returning pizza pan to oven to keep hot
20
Place bread under broiler until 'charcoal' dots appear on the surface
21
Wrap finished bread in a towel while baking the remaining loaves
22
(If your pizza pan is big enough, try baking two loaves at the time)