Frying Pan Naan Bread

Name: Frying Pan Naan Bread
Ingredients: 25 g butter; 150 ml milk; 400 g cake flour; 15 ml cumin seeds (optional); 5 ml baking powder; 5 ml yeast; 20 ml sugar; 1 egg; 15 ml salad oil; 10 ml salt; 50 g melted butter, for brushing

11 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

25 g butter
150 ml milk
400 g cake flour
15 ml cumin seeds (optional)
5 ml baking powder
5 ml yeast
20 ml sugar
1 egg
15 ml salad oil
10 ml salt
50 g melted butter, for brushing

Directions

1

Heat the butter, milk, sugar and salad oil until the butter has melted and the milk is tepid.
2

Put the other ingredients together in a bowl and make a soft dough, pouring in the milk mixture to keep the dough soft.
3

Knead for 15- 20 minutes.
4

Cover the bowl loosely with a cloth and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
5

Split the dough into as many portions as you want and roll out into rounds and place on a floured tray near the cooker and keep covered.
6

Heat a heavy-based frying pan over moderately high heat.
7

Brush the pan with melted butter and toss the naan into the pan and let it fry for 2 minutes.
8

Meanwhile brush the top with more melted butter.
9

Turn the naan bread over and cook for a further 1 1/2 minutes.
10

Brush the cooked side with more butter.
11

When cooked place in tin foil to keep warm.
12

Keep in tin foil if you wish to freeze them; place in a moderate oven to heat through.
13

Cooking time of 4 minutes is for each naan bread, not total cooking time.