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Pitta bread (Naan)

Name: How to cook Pitta bread (Naan) - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Rozina Dinaa

Pitta bread (Naan)

Naan is a kind of bread which is very important part of cuisines in the Middle East. In Iran we have different types of bread (Naan) which in my previous posts I have shared several recipes for Persian flat breads naan.

Ingredient

350 g

all purpose flour

1 tsp

salt

160 ml

warm milk

80 ml

warm water

1 tsp

active dry yeast

1 tsp

sugar

1 tbsp

Olive oil+ extra for baking

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Combine milk- water, sugar and yeast in a bowl. Cover the bowl and let to rest for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes add 1tbsp olive oil to the yeast mixture.

* Step 2

* Step 3

* Step 4

* Step 5

In another bowl, mix flour with salt and dried or chopped fresh herbs. Add the yeast mixture to the flour and combine well.

* Step 6

* Step 7

Transfer the dough on a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until you have a smooth dough.

* Step 8

Brush the bowl with some oil and add the dough. Cover it with a kitchen towel and let to proof for 1 hour until doubled in size.

* Step 9

* Step 10

* Step 11

Place the dough on a floured surface. Press on the dough to remove the air and divide it into 5 equal sized pieces.

* Step 12

* Step 13

Using a rolling pin, and roll out each piece of dough to a circle shape as you see in the photo.

* Step 14

Heat the oil in a pan, and cook the pita bread for 2 minutes on each side in the pan until they puff up, as you see in the photo. Serve it with kebab, or chicken, cheese and herbs. Soooooo tasty bread.