I love Mediterranean food and nothing goes better with it than a traditional piece of Naan bread. Now you can buy Naan at any grocery store, but once you’ve tried homemade Naan, you’ll never buy it again. This bread is pillowy soft and yet delightfully chewy. It’s quick and easy to make with ingredients you probably have on hand. I use sour cream for extra richness, but yogurt works well. You can also use all purpose flour, but my choice is bread flour for an extra chewy bite.
Naan Bread
Servings
8
servingsIngredients
½ cup warm water
2 teaspoons instant dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
3 Tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup plain yogurt or sour cream
1 egg, beaten
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
2 ½ -3 cups bread flour
Directions
- In a bowl, mix the water, yeast and sugar and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Once the yeast mixture has bloomed (frothy), add the olive oil, yogurt, egg and salt, mixing until incorporated.
- Add 2 ½ cups flour and stir until combined. The dough should be tacky. If it’s too sticky, add a little more flour.
- Knead dough until smooth.
- Place the dough in a bowl that has been wiped with a thin layer of oil, cover and put in a warm place until the dough has doubled.
- Once your dough has risen, preheat a skillet (preferably a cast iron pan) to medium heat. Rub the pan down with a dab of olive oil.
- Place your dough onto a lightly floured board.
- Cut the dough into 8 even pieces.
- Roll each piece into a ball.
- 10. Roll each piece into a circle, about 6 inches in diameter.
- 11. Fry the bread, one piece at a time, in the skillet until large bubbles form (about1and 1/2 minute or so.
- 12. Turn the bread and fry for another 1 1/2 -2 minutes until done.
- Serve with your favorite dish such as Butter Chicken or Chana Masala and such.
Notes
- If desired, brush the bubbly side of the bread with garlic butter and enjoy!
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