Baking · Finnish

Naan bread

Naan bread is a well-known part of Indian cuisine, and it pairs perfectly as a side dish for various hot and cold sauces.

Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

Naanleipä
Prep 1 h Cook 5 minTotal 1 h 5 minInspired by valio.fi

Method

  1. 1

    Dissolve the yeast, salt, and sugar into the lukewarm yogurt-milk mixture. Stir in the flour, and finally, add the melted butter. Cover with a clean kitchen towel. Let rise until doubled in size.

  2. 2

    Divide the dough into 12 portions on a floured work surface. Pat 4 of the portions directly onto a clean baking sheet (do not use baking paper) into ovals about 2-3 mm thick. You can also roll the ovals out on the work surface.

  3. 3

    Bake immediately at 275 degrees on the upper rack of the oven for 5 to 7 minutes. While the first breads are baking, roll out the next 4 breads on the work surface. Transfer them onto the hot baking sheet fresh out of the oven. Bake. The baking time for these will be slightly shorter.

  4. 4

    Brush the breads with melted butter after baking. Cover the breads.