Making Bread

I'm making bread today . . . nothing tastes better than bread fresh out of the oven.  I thought that I would make some Naan too.  Naan is Indian flat bread.  It is great with curry.  Here is my recipe:

NAAN FLAT BREAD RECIPE


Ingredients for indian naan recipe:

4 cups White Flour
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Milk
1 tbsp Sugar
1 Egg
4 tbsp Oil
1 tsp Nigella seeds NOTE:  I use sesame seeds when I can't get Nigella at the health food store

Procedure:

1.  Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl and make a well in the middle.

2.  Mix the sugar, milk, eggs 2tbsp of oil in a bowl.

3.  Pour the liquid mixture into the well in the center of the flour and knead adding water if necessary to form soft dough.

4.  Add the remaining oil, knead again, then cover with damp cloth and allow the dough to stand for 15 minutes. Knead the dough again and cover and leave for 2-3 hours.

5.  About half an before the naan are required, turn on the oven to maximum heat.  Your oven needs to be really hot.  The bread bakes fast.

6.  Divide the dough into 8 balls and allow rest for 3-4 minutes.

7.  Sprinkle a baking sheet with nigella or sesame seeds and put it in the oven to heat while the dough is resting.

8.  Shape each ball of dough with the palms to make an oval shape.

9.  Bake the indian bread naan until puffed up and golden brown. Serve hot.  I don't know how hot your oven will get so I can't tell you how long this will take, sorry.  Turn the light on in your oven and watch the bread.  Take it out when it is golden brown.

Serve warm with a vegetable curry or drizzle honey on it.  Yum.