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Naan

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour plus more for dusting
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 packets yeast
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 half stick butter
  • 2-3 cloves minced garlic

Instructions

  • Combine yeast, water, and sugar in a bowl and let the yeast bloom for about 10 minutes or so.  Make a well with the flour and combine the yeast mixture, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and the yogurt  into it, adding some more flour while kneading until the dough is no longer tacky.
  • Form the dough into a ball and lightly coat it with olive oil.  Place it in a bowl, covered, in a warm place and let it rise until doubled for about an hour.  Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the half stick of butter and minced garlic and set it on very low heat on a back burner.
  • Punch the dough down and cut into tennis ball sized pieces.  Dust a work surface with flour and roll the pieces out into rounds (it doesn't need to be perfect) until they're thicker than a tortilla, but thinner than a fluffy cooked pancake.  I'm able to do 2 at a time.
  • Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a cast iron skillet on medium and working in batches, fry the dough, flipping over when bubble form on one side, about 2 minutes or so each side.  Remove to a plate.  I'm able to fry one at a time.  Replenish the olive oil a tablespoon at a time as you need it.
  • When all the naan is cooked, brush them with the butter garlic mixture on one side of each and serve.