Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Naan!

Collected from: http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/Indian-Naan-Bread-L6074.html

I made it today and it was perfect! The rolling out is the tough part but it is easiest to make balls and them expand them ut with your fingers on your baking surface.

Serves: 6

Preparation time: more than 30 minutes
Ingredients
2 cups plain flour
¾ cup water, warm
2 tablespoons oil
2½ tablespoons Greek or natural yoghurt
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry yeast, 3 teaspoon fresh yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
Pinch baking powder

Method
1.
Mix yeast with water in a bowl and set aside.
2.
Sift flour and add salt, sugar and baking powder and mix together.
3.
Add yoghurt and mix together, then add water with yeast and mix.
4.
Form into a dough, by kneading on a floured surface.
Place dough back into bowl and proof in a warm place, covered with a cloth, for 4 hours or
until dough rises well.
5.
Preheat oven to 230-240°C. Place 2 trays in oven to heat as well.
6.
Divide dough into 6 equal parts and roll into rectangles 6 mm thick.
7.
Before placing the dough into the oven wet fingertips with water and pat very lightly on the
dough.
8.
Line trays with baking paper before placing naan on top.
9.
Bake until golden spots appear and the dough is cooked.
10.
Spread hot bread with garlic butter or serve plain.
11.
Recipe notes
Naan bread is traditionally cooked on a hot stone plate inside the oven at a very high heat very
quickly, as most kitchens won't have a stone plate to cook on, the baking trays need to be very hot to
help cook the naan properly.


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