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Naan
Ingredients
½ cup
—
warm water
1 tsp
—
sugar
2 tsp
—
yeast
¼ cup
—
greek yogurt
1 tbsp
—
olive oil
2 cups
—
bread flour
1 tsp
—
kosher salt
—
optional:
garlic butter
for finishing
Method
Make the Dough
In a medium mixing bowl
Add warm water, sugar, and yeast
Let sit 10–15 mins
Add remaining ingredients to the yeast mixture
Mix with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula until you form a shaggy dough
Knead by hand until you form a ball of dough
Transfer to a table and knead for 3–4 mins until smooth and elastic
Transfer back to bowl, coat with oil, and cover with a towel
Prove for 1–2 hours
Portion
Punch the dough down and transfer it onto your table
Divide and form into 6 balls
Dust with flour and cover with plastic
Prove again for 20 mins
Form
Roll out each dough ball to an
1
⁄
8
″ thick oval
Optional:
Roll herbs onto one side (this will be the bubbly/top side)
Cook
Preheat cast iron skillet on high
For each uncooked piece
Cook on one side for a 1–2 mins, it should bubble up satisfyingly
Flip and cook for another 1–1
1
⁄
2
mins
Flip back over
Transfer to a cooling rack
Brush on garlic butter and salt
References
Food Wishes Blog
Chef John's Video