Naan (North Indian Yeast Bread)

posted by Ann 07-16-98 4:20 PM 


Naan (North Indian Yeast Bread)

4 c. flour 
1 tbsp. sugar 
2 tbsp. yeast 
1/2 tsp. salt 
2 eggs 
1 c. milk 
4 tbsp. butter 

Warm milk. Add yeast to soften. Beat all ingredients, leaving out 3 cups 
flour. Add rest of flour. Knead. 

Let rise 1 hour punch down. Shape in small ovals about size of small bread 
stick. Cook at 450 about 6 minutes. Brush top with butter. 


Barbari Bread (Nan-e Barbari) 
from Food of Life, by Najmieh Batmanglij. 

Barbari bread is a flat 1 - 1 1/2" thick loaf. It is round or oval shaped. 

1 package dry yeast 8 1/2 cups flour or more 
3 cups warm water 4 T. oil or butter 
1 t. sugar 1/2 cup yellow corn meal 
1 t. salt 1 T. sesame seeds 

Dissolve yeast in 1 cup warm water. Add sugar & set aside 10 minutes. 

Pour yeast mixture in bowl or food processor, add 2 cups warm water & salt, mix
well. Gradually add flour while stirring constantly. 

After 6 cups flour have been added, knead by hand, add the rest of the flour 
if needed until the dough is not sticky. Pour oil in a bowl & put dough in 
bowl. 

Cover with a clean damp towel & let rise 4 hours in warm dark place without moving. 

Punch air out while dough is in the bowl. Flip dough over and return to 
bowl. Cover with new damp towel & allow to rise 2 hours. 

Place cookie sheet in center of oven & preheat to 500. Divide dough in 11 
parts,each piece about 5" in diameter. Dust a tray with corn meal & put 
loaves on tray. With damp hands, press fingertips in each loaf, then sprinkle 
tops with sesame seeds. 

Put loaves on the cookie sheet, corn meal side down, & bake sesame side 8
minutes in closed oven. Turn bread over & bake corn meal side down 4 minute
in closed oven. Remove loaves from oven. 

Cover with clean towel, serve hot or wrap in foil and freeze (toast before
serving.) 

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