Naan Breads

Ingredients:

3/4 cup warm water
1 tsp instant yeast
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp oil
2 1/2 tbsp yogurt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup butter/ghee for surface brushing

Method:

Dissolve yeast in water, leave for few minutes.

In a large bowl, mix flour, oil, yogurt, sugar, salt and baking soda.

Pour yeast solution into flour mixture to form dough.

Knead dough until becomes smooth and soft (about 5 minutes).

Transfer dough into a lightly oiled container and turn the dough to coat lightly with oil.

Flatten the dough and leave covered to rise at room temperature until doubled in volume (about 3-4 hours).

Preheat oven to 250 °C.

With oily hand, divide dough into 8 balls.

Dust work surface with flour, roll each balls out into 1/4" thick.

Wet both hands with water, flips the individual doughs among two hands few times and transfer onto a baking tray.

Bake naans for 3 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove naans from oven and brush each naans with butter/ghee.

Cool on a wire rack.