Michael_Schaap
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Before I went to the hospital last week I made some INCREDIBLE Indian Naan! Wow it was so good. For those who do not know this is the flat bread that you get in Indian resturants. I just never thought it would come out so much like the real thing.
Here is what I did...
1/2 Cup White flour
1/4 Cup Spelt flour
2 TB Plain Yogurt
1/2 TB Olive oil (you could put less in)
(I put one package of splenda in it, but you dont have to)
Start with 1/4 Cup water and add SLOWLY (you dont want it too wet here)
Yeast
I put everything in the mixer and let the machine do it's thing for about 10 minutes with the dough hook. You don't want it too dry or too wet. Kinda like pizza dough. This won't seem like a lot of dough but it will give about a dozen 8 inch or so circles.
Let it rise in a nice warm spot till about double and punch down and kneed for a few moments.
You will now take a small piece and roll it on a well floured surface. The diameter of circle will depend on the pan you are using. I had a very large cast iron pan (the place I got the recipe said that the heavier the pan the better it is). You want this circle to be very thin though. So keep the surface floured and get it as thin as you can possibly make it.
Coat pan with olive oil or Pam (I used Pam) and get it hot. You want it very hot because this will cook quickly. Oh and one more thing. This will produce a certain amount of smoke. Get the fan on and possibly open up the door.
So when your circle (or circles as you should make several so you can pop them on the pan when they are done) is thin enough, drop one on the pan. Make sure the pan is real hot here. Soon as you put it on the pan it will start puffing up. When one side gets browned, toss it on the other side till they are both browned. Total on both sides could be in the 60 seconds area depending on how hot the pan is. When they are done toss them on a plate with some towels to absorb moisture.
Have fun!
Next time I'm gonna give it a bit of garlic (sucker for garlic).
Here is what I did...
1/2 Cup White flour
1/4 Cup Spelt flour
2 TB Plain Yogurt
1/2 TB Olive oil (you could put less in)
(I put one package of splenda in it, but you dont have to)
Start with 1/4 Cup water and add SLOWLY (you dont want it too wet here)
Yeast
I put everything in the mixer and let the machine do it's thing for about 10 minutes with the dough hook. You don't want it too dry or too wet. Kinda like pizza dough. This won't seem like a lot of dough but it will give about a dozen 8 inch or so circles.
Let it rise in a nice warm spot till about double and punch down and kneed for a few moments.
You will now take a small piece and roll it on a well floured surface. The diameter of circle will depend on the pan you are using. I had a very large cast iron pan (the place I got the recipe said that the heavier the pan the better it is). You want this circle to be very thin though. So keep the surface floured and get it as thin as you can possibly make it.
Coat pan with olive oil or Pam (I used Pam) and get it hot. You want it very hot because this will cook quickly. Oh and one more thing. This will produce a certain amount of smoke. Get the fan on and possibly open up the door.
So when your circle (or circles as you should make several so you can pop them on the pan when they are done) is thin enough, drop one on the pan. Make sure the pan is real hot here. Soon as you put it on the pan it will start puffing up. When one side gets browned, toss it on the other side till they are both browned. Total on both sides could be in the 60 seconds area depending on how hot the pan is. When they are done toss them on a plate with some towels to absorb moisture.
Have fun!
Next time I'm gonna give it a bit of garlic (sucker for garlic).
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