Naan Bread Recipe with Sesame Seeds
Easy bake naan bread with a soft texture. Great with soups and stews.
Ingredients
- 4 cups (16 oz.) King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons rapid-rise yeast
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ cup full fat plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons ghee melted or 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- Heat oven to 500F. Line baking sheet with parchment.
- In bowl, of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, combine flour, yeast, sugar, baking powder and salt. Whisk until well blended, about 30 seconds.
- In another bowl, mix milk, yogurt, ghee and egg.
- Add wet ingredients to dry and whisk to form a shaggy dough.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Using gentle pressure knead dough until it forms a smooth ball. The dough should bounce back if pressed with your finger.
- Place dough in a greased bowl, cover and let rise 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Divide dough into 4 pieces and hand stretch into an oval shape.
- Option: brush with melted ghee or lightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with sesame and nigella seeds.
- Place on prepared baking sheet and bake for 3 minutes. Flip and bake 1 minute more.
Notes
Optional ingredients: additional melted ghee, sesame seeds, nigella seeds and egg whites.
Unsalted butter and oil can replace the ghee with a result of slightly different texture and flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 301kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 9gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 222mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 71IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 3mg
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