Lacto: Naan

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Servings: 9 Difficulty: Advanced
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Indian-style hearty and homemade bread that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Lacto: Naan

Author: chefs-mate Cooking Method: Cuisine: Courses:
Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 9 Calories: 883.7

Description

This Indian bread features Unbleached, all-purpose flour, Baking powder, Salt, Plain yogurt. The flavors come together beautifully. Wonderful fresh from the oven, pairs well with any meal. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Soft unsalted butter Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
  2. Slowly add as much yogurt as you need to gather the flour together and make a soft, resilient dough.
  3. Knead for about 10 minutes and form a ball [the dough, not you.
  4. S ] Put the ball in a bowl and cover the bowl with a damp dishcloth.
  5. Set aside in a warm place for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
  6. Knead the dough again and divide into nine equal parts.
  7. Keep them covered.
  8. Heat a cast-ironed skillet or griddle over a lowish flame.
  9. Preheat the broiler.
  10. Take one of the parts of dough and make a ball out of it.
  11. Flatten it and then
  12. roll it out on a lightly floured surface until you have a round that is about 1/8 inch thick.
  13. When the skillet is very hot, pick up the naan and slap it onto the heated surface.
  14. Let it cook slowly for about 4 to 5 minutes.
  15. It will either puff up completely or partially.
  16. Now put the whole skillet under the broiler for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until the puffing-up process completes itself and there are a few reddish spots on the naan.
  17. Remove the naan with a spatula and brush with butter if you like.
  18. Make all of the naans this way, keeping them stacked and covered with a clean dishcloth.
  19. Serve hot.
  20. If you wish to have the naans later, wrap them in a plastic bag when they have cooled.
  21. Before you eat,
  22. wrap as many as you need in aluminum foil and
  23. heat in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes

Nutrition Facts

Servings 9

Amount Per Serving
Calories 883.7kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5.7g9%
Saturated Fat 2.6g13%
Cholesterol 11.6mg4%
Sodium 1443.4mg61%
Total Carbohydrate 176.3g59%
Dietary Fiber 6.1g25%
Sugars 5.6g
Protein 26.0g52%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, bread, broiling, flour, indian, lacto, naan, plain, powder, salt, title, unbleached,allpurpose, vegetarian, yogurt
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