Description
This easy to make flatbread recipe lets you enjoy delicious warm naan bread brushed with garlic butter anytime.
Ingredients
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- 1/3 cup warm water
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar or honey
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 egg
- 2–1/2 – 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Garlic Butter Sauce
- 3 tablespoons butter. melted
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, add the warm water, yeast and sugar or honey. Mix once to come and let the yeast proof for 3-5 minutes until the yeast begins to bubble and become frothy.
- Add the yogurt, oil, minced garlic and egg and mix until the yogurt and egg are combined.
- Stir in 2 cups of the flour and the salt and mix on low speed for 1 minute. With the mixer running, continue adding the flour a little at a time until the dough comes together and pulls away (cleans) from the side of the bowl. Knead for 2 minutes more.
- Lightly oil a large bowl and transfer the dough to the bowl, it will feel a little sticky. Cover and let rest for 45-60 minutes in a warm, draft-free spot.
- Punch down the inflated dough with your fingers. Lightly flour a counter and remove the ball of dough. The dough should now feel soft and elastic
- Using your palms, flatten the dough into a circle about 10 inches in diameter and about 2 inches thick.
- Divide the dough into eights with a bench scraper or knife.
- Pick up one section at a time and stretch the dough into a circle.
- Continue flattening and stretching the dough circle or oval until it is about 8 inches in diameter and only about 1/4 inch thick. Be careful not to poke a hole in the dough. It may be easier when the dough becomes thinner to place the piece on the counter and work out any thick parts with your fingertips.
- Repeat until all the naan pieces are flattened.
- Make the garlic butter sauce in a small bowl. Melt the butter and mix with the minced garlic and parsley, set aside.
- Meanwhile allow a heavy skillet to heat up over medium-high heat. Add some oil and place one naan in the skillet.
- The dough will begin to puff up in places, (this produces the characteristic dark spots in the flatbread). Watch the edges and when the bread begins to color, flip the dough and brush on some butter garlic sauce. Continue cooking until the naan is cooked. Remove the piece and repeat the process with the remaining dough circles.