Easy Naan Bread with Garlic Butter

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Indian food. Try making Easy Naan Bread with Garlic Butter at home. This hor d'oeuvre has 257 calories, 6g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. For 29 cents per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of warm water, torn into pieces, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is brought to you by spoonacular user maplewoodroad. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 10

Instructions

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   In a small bowl, mix together warm water, sugar, and yeast, and stir well with a spoon. Then let it sit for about 5 minutes or so, until it becomes foamy.

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   Using a Kitchen

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   Aid stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, add all ingredients (including the yeast mixture) to the bowl.

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   Mix all ingredients together until the dough is soft, smooth, and pulls away from the side of the bowl.

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   Remove dough from the bowl and knead by hand for about 1 minute and form into a ball shape. 

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   Grease a large bowl with olive oil.

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   Place the ball of dough into this greased bowl and roll it around so that all sides are coated. Cover and place in a warm location for about 1 hour, or until dough has doubled in size.

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   Once the dough has doubled in size, remove it from the bowl and cut into 8 equal-sized pieces. 

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   Ok, real quick, let’s make the garlic butter. This will only take 3 minutes! Over low heat, in a cast iron skillet, melt 5 Tbsp butter. Once the butter has melted, add the minced garlic and saute for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

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    Then, immediately remove the pan from the heat and pour the butter/garlic mixture through a sieve into a bowl, so separate the garlic from the butter. Alternatively, if you want to leave the garlic pieces in there for a bit of an extra bite on top of your bread, go right ahead!

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    Alright, back to the naan bread! Now crank up that same cast iron skillet up to medium-high heat…you want it quite hot!

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    Lightly dust your working surface with flour (not too much!) and roll out each piece to about 1/8″ thin. It’s important to roll out the dough immediately before cooking, or it may not develop those characteristic bubbles while cooking.

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    Once the skillet is hot, place one of the rolled out dough pieces into the pan. You should see bubbles forming pretty quickly…this is definitely a good thing!After about 1 minute, using a spatula, take a peek on the bottom side of the bread. If it’s browning, flip it over and cook for another 1 minute.

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    Repeat the above step for all 8 pieces of rolled-out dough.

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    Finally, remove your cooked naan bread from the skillet and brush with garlic butter, then top with your favorite herbs.

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    Serve warm and enjoy!

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