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Naan Bread

Naan bread is simple, delicious and the worst part, you just can’t stop eating it. If you’ve never made it before, this is a really easy starting recipe.  When it’s almost done (you do flip it twice) you can add any toppings you like (garlic, cilantro, sesame seed, even cinnamon sugar) so it’s a nice recipe to have in your back pocket.
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Cuisine Indian

Equipment

  • KitchenAid Mixer with Dough Hook (preferably)

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ oz packet of active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 3 tbsp whole milk
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 4 cups bread flour

Toppings

  • ¼ cup butter
  • 3 tsp minced garlic

Instructions
 

  • In your mixing bowl, add warm water and 1 tbsp of white sugar and stir.
    1 cup warm water
  • Add yeast packet and let sit for 10 minutes or until frothy
    ¼ oz packet of active dry yeast
  • Mix in sugar, milk, egg and salt and 1 cup of flour and start mixer (or stir).
    ¼ cup white sugar, 3 tbsp whole milk, 1 beaten egg, 2 tsp salt
  • Slowly add in flour to incorate into a dough.
    4 cups bread flour
  • Knead for 6 minutes (or keep on a two on your kitchen aid) until dough is smooth and slightly elastic.
  • Place dough in well-oiled bowl (I oiled the bowl I was using and put it back in).
  • Cover with damp cloth for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
  • Kneed in garlic if doing savory.
    3 tsp minced garlic
  • Pinch off golf ball size pieces of the dough and fold under to make a smooth ball. Put them on well oil cookie sheet and cover with kitchen towel (keep covered and do them one at a time).
  • Let dough sit for 30 minutes or until doubled in size again.
  • Preheat a lightly oiled cast iron pan to medium high heat (7 out of 9 on my stove).
  • When pan is hot, flatten dough ball with your hands. Rolling pin over dough till very thin and throw on pan.
  • Cook first side for 2-3 minutes or until dough bubbles. As dough is cooking, paint butter on uncooked side of dough.
    ¼ cup butter
  • Cook second side for 2-3 minutes, or until browned, butter back side of dough.
  • Flip again and add as first side is cooking as topping on, cook for 1-2 minutes.
  • Repeat for the rest of the dough.

Notes

Adapted From: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/14565/naan/
Keyword naan