Naan

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. granulate sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 6 tbsp. ghee or softened butter, divided
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cups milk

Preparation:

• in a food processor, pulse together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• add 2 1/2 tbsp. of the ghee and egg and pulse again.
• with the processor running, gradually pour in milkthrough feed tube and process until dough comes together
• process for 1 minute more
• knead bread for 1 minute
• dough should be very soft and smooth
• for into a ball, cover with a towel and set aside for 1 hour
• preheat oven to 400f (200C)
• knead dough for 2 minutes
• divide into 5 portions and roll into balls.
• cover with a towel
• working with on ball at a time, pat dough into a disk and roll into an oval, about 8 by 4 inches
• gently pull one end to make into a teardrop shape
• transfer to baking sheet
• make remaining naans and place on baking sheet
• bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes
• flip and cook other side until cooked through, for 5 minutes
• remove from oven and brush generously with remining ghee
• serve immediately

Notes:

• this recipe didn't produce the kind of light and fluffy naan bread that we are used to having... either we goofed, or we need to find a different recipe.

  
  

Country:

India

Categories: International | Bread

Makes: 5 portions

Recipe Source: "complete book of indian cooking" by suneeta vaswani