Vegan Naan
Serves 8
Directions
- 1Heat the water until it's lukewarm.
- 2Pour it into a bowl and mix in the cane sugar and whisk until it's dissolved.
- 3Add active dry yeast.
- 4Let this hang out for 15 minutes to allow the yeast to activate.
- 5Mix dry ingredients (flour, sea salt and baking powder).
- 6Add the yeast mixture to the flour.
- 7Add neutral flavored oil.
- 8Mix the dough with a fork until it becomes basically impossible to keep mixing and gets really shaggy.
- 9Knead it with your hands.
- 10Cover it with a clean dish towel and let it rest in your oven with the light on.
- 11Take the dough out of the oven.
- 12Lightly punch it down to release the air and briefly knead it again.
- 13Divide the dough into 8 equal portions.
- 14Roll each piece of dough into a ball.
- 15These dough balls need to rest for another 10-15 minutes.
- 16Grab a dough ball and put it on your work surface and roll it out almost as thinly as you can.
- 17Add a few sprinkles of chopped cilantro to boost the flavor and pat it down with the rolling pin to make sure it sticks.
- 18Dampen your hands with some water to help pick up the naan, and then you're going to pat a bit of water all over the back side of the naan.
- 19Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until it's nearly smoking.
- 20Dampen your hands to make it easy to pick up the naan and carefully place it in the hot skillet, watered side down.
- 21Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 30-40 seconds.
- 22Brush vegan butter onto the naan.
- 23Sprinkle a little bit of water over the naan.
Ingredients
- 0.66 cup water
- 2 teaspoons cane sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoon sea salt
- 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon neutral flavored oil (avocado)
- vegan butter
- chopped cilantro
- flaky sea salt
- couple cloves garlic
Equipment
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Tips
- Test the yeast mixture in advance to ensure your yeast is still good.
- Full measurements, including metric, are in the blog post.
- Oiling your hands helps bring the dough together and prevents your hands from getting sticky.
- If the dough feels dry, add just a few drops of lukewarm water.
- Do not skip the step of adding water all over the backside of the naan. This is how the naan is going to stick to the hot pan.
- The naan is best served warm with a little bit of melted vegan butter brushed on top and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
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