Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Mixing Bowl
- Cast iron griddle or heavy based frying pan
- Pastry brush
Ingredients
Naan Bread
- 500 g bread flour
- 1½ teaspoons sugar
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast I use Doves Farm
- 3 tablespoons natural yoghurt
- 5 tablespoons rapeseed or vegetable oil
- 250 to 275 ml water
Garlic Butter Topping
- 1 clove garlic – crushed
- 50 g salted butter
- 2 tbsp Optional: freshly chopped coriander or parsley.
Instructions
- Add the bread flour, sugar, salt, instant yeast, yoghurt, oil and water to the mixing bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.
- Knead on a low setting for 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. Alternatively, mix by hand and knead for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Transfer dough to an oiled mixing bowl and cover. Leave in a warm place to prove for an hour or until doubled in size.
- Place your dough onto a lightly floured work surface and divide into 6 equally sized balls (approx 150g each)
- Cover with a damp tea towel and leave for ten minutes while you preheat your cast iron griddle / pan.
- Preheat a heavy based frying pan or cast iron griddle on a medium to high heat for at least 5 minutes.
- Shape your dough balls by hand into thin pizza shapes and cover.
- Melt the butter in a small pan on a low heat and add the crushed garlic. Continuing warming for one minute and remove from the heat.
- Stretch a couple of Naan into tear shapes and place onto the hot griddle or pan for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Turn over and brush with garlic butter. Cook for another 3 minutes before brushing with more garlic butter and chopped coriander or parsley and wrapping in a tea towel.

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