Naan
Serves | 8 naan |
Prep time | 15 minutes |
Cook time | 1 hour, 30 minutes |
Total time | 1 hour, 45 minutes |
Website | Adapted from Half-Baked Harvest |
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour (you can use up to a 1:1 ratio of white and whole wheat flours)
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea or kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoons instant quick rise yeast
- 1/4 cup warm tap water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup greek yogurt
- 3/4 cups warm milk
- canola oil for brushing
Note
If you're struggling to find a warm place to let your dough rise, try preheating your oven to 200F, turning it off and using the residual oven heat for your warm spot.
Directions
1. | In a medium bowl or large measuring cup, add sugar and yeast to warm water and whisk lightly until combined. Let stand for 10 minutes. |
2. | In a separate large mixing bowl, combine flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt. |
3. | Add milk and yogurt to yeast mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Add wet mix to flour bowl, mix with a spoon until it appears rough and straggly. Continue mixing with floured hands and forming the dough into a rough ball. |
4. | Cover bowl with a dish towel and let it sit somewhere warm for about 1 hour until the dough has approximately doubled in size. |
5. | Turn the dough out on to a floured surface. Form it in to a smooth ball by tucking the bottom edges under the dough and rotating it as you go. Cut dough in to eight equal pieces. |
6. | Form each piece into a small ball by again, pulling the edges under while rotating it. Sprinkle a little flour on each ball and roll them out to about 6-8" in diameter and about 1/4" thick. |
7. | Preheat cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. One at a time, brush one side of the rolled naan dough with canola oil. Place oil side down in hot pan, brush the side up in the pan with addition oil, cover with a lid and cook for 1 minute until the dough is bubbled and starts to brown. Remove lid, flip naan with tongs, and cook for another 1-2 minutes until it is fluffy and the bubbly parts are browned. |
8. | Remove from pan, sprinkle with herbs and/or other seasoning. Best if served warm on the same day, but freeze well too. |