Quick Naan (Bread Machine)

Submitted by najwa

"This naan is ready in 40 minutes! I like this recipe better than Recipe #41503. For best results, follow directions carefully. They seem long but aren't, I am just describing what I saw on TV exactly. UPDATE: Made this with sour cream instead of yogurt. Much, much better!!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup warm water
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons honey
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons oil
• 1⁄3 cup yogurt
• 4 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons yeast

directions

1. If the yogurt is cold, heat it for 15 seconds in the microwave.
2. Add ingredients to your bread machine according to the manufacturer's directions.
3. After 5 minutes, check your dough (see NOTE).
4. After another 5 minutes (10 minutes total in the machine) take the dough out and divide into 8 pieces. Turn each piece in flour, cover, and allow to rest on a tray for 20 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, heat your oven to 500°F.
6. If you have a pizza stone, allow it to heat in the oven, otherwise, put heat-resistent metal cooling racks in the oven. Baking sheets do not work very well.
7. With your fingers, flatten each piece of dough into a tear-drop shape, 1/2 inch thick.
8. Moisten hands, then turn naan briefly in your hands to moisten it, and place it on the stone/rack; bake for about 4 minutes.
9. Brown tops using the broiler.
10. Wrap naan in a towel while you make the rest.
11. NOTE: Dough should be somewhat sticky, and you might get a small amount stuck to your finger. It shouldn't stick to the pan at all. If it isn't sticky enough, add 1 T water. If it sticks to the pan, add 1 T flour, till you reach the correct consistency.

Reviews

[GojiBerry]

Made fantastic naan that was easy and authentic! It puffed up well in the oven and tasted even better fried on a non stick pan at a very hot temperature. I substituted 2 tsp sugar for the honey.

 

[lolablitz]

Best naan we've made yet! Used sour cream as suggested. I was a little skeptical of the technique but it worked great. My dough felt very workable and not very sticky after 5 mins and I left it as is. Softest naan we've made. Made it in a cast iron with coconut oil so I could get it very hot. I'm sure it will be wonderful on the grill once it gets warm enough to cook outside. Thanks for the keeper!

 

[lula may]

i am a bread idiot, and this was quick and easy. great recipe

 

[WonderMima]

yum!!!!

 

[Just_Ducky!!]

Nice recipe for naan bread. I made it half whole wheat and half all purpose, used the full dough cycle on my bread machine as I needed the time to work on other dishes for dinner. I used milk instead of water, omitted the honey and added 1/2 tsp of garlic powder as that's my favourite naan flavour. I used a baking sheet and it worked great, the naan rose a bit much so I had to squish it back down lol and because of time I browned the tops on a dry griddle on the stove but it still turned out quite lovely and my boys took it with cheese in between for sandwiches today :-). Thanks for the recipe :-) (ps. I used my homemade yoghurt which is almost a cross between yoghurt and sour cream and it was awesome)