Naan
Posted On 19 March 2023
After having some really good Indian food lately I decided to try making naan again.
Naan Bread
Ingredients
- 113 grams warm water (½ cup)
- 7 grams yeast, instant or active
- 5 grams sugar
- 270 grams all purpose flour (2¼ cups)
- 113 grams plain yogurt, regular or greek (½ cup)
- 3 grams sea salt (½ teaspoon)
- clarified butter (ghee)
- butter
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer add the water. Add the yeast to the warm water. If using instant yeast (not active), proceed to the next step. If using active (not instant), add a pinch of the sugar, stir, and let sit for 10-15 minutes until bubbly.
- Add the sugar, flour, yogurt, and salt. Knead for about 10 minutes until shiny.
- Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for about an hour until doubled in size.
- Turn out onto a floured surface and divide the dough into 8-10 equal pieces. (Should be ~50-65 grams each.). Form into balls and, optional, cover and let rest for 10-15 minutes.
- On a floured surface, and with a floured rolling pin, roll each piece out to 3-4mm thick.
- Heat up the cast iron skillet and lightly grease the surface with clarified butter (ghee) or oil — easiest way to do this is have some melted in a bowl and dip a paper towel in and rub the pan quickly. Place a piece of dough on the skillet and cook until it puffs up and burnt spots appear, about 1-2 minutes. Flip over and cook the other side.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Rub with butter and serve warm.
