Naan Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 450 g plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 150 ml milk, hand-hot
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus a little extra
• 150 ml natural yoghurt, lightly beaten
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour, salt, baking powder, yeast and sugar in a bowl and pour in the hand-hot milk, oil, yoghurt and the beaten egg and mix it all together to form a ball of dough.
• 2 place the dough on to a clean surface and knead it for 10 minutes or more, until it is smooth and satiny.
• 3 pour about 1/4 tsp oil into a large bowl and roll the ball of dough in it.
• 4 cover the bowl with a piece of cling film and set aside in a warm, draught-free place for an hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
• 5 pre-heat your oven to the highest temperature. put the heaviest baking tray to heat in the oven.
• 6 punch down the dough and knead it again and divide into 9 equal balls.
• 7 while working on 1 ball, keep the remaining balls covered. flatten the ball using your hands (or rolling pin) into a tear-shaped naan, about 15 cm in length and about 12 cm at its widest. brush the top with melted butter.
• 8 remove the hot baking tray from the oven, grease it well with butter or oil and place the naan on to it (i cook 4 naans in one batch).
• 9 put it into the oven on the top rack for 2-3 minutes. it should puff up and brown slightly (do keep an eye on it after 2 mins).
• 10 once puffed up and browned on one side, flip the naan and back into the oven again for another 1-2 minutes till the top of naan goes golden brown (keep an eye after 1 minute).
• 11 wrap the naans in a clean tea towel and serve hot.