Naan Bread

Take Naan bread to the next level with Caputo "00" Flour for an irresistibly soft, light, and buttery bite. Perfect for elevating your favorite dishes or enjoying on its own!

  • Yield: 6 Pieces
  • Prep Time: 26 hr
  • Cook Time: 6 min

Ingredients

12g (2 Teaspoons) Fine Sea Salt
151g (2/3 Cup) Plain Whole Milk Yogurt
227g (1 Cup) Warm Water (100°F)

Instructions

Mixing the Dough 

  1. To the bowl of a stand mixer, add warm water, Caputo "00" Chef's Flour, yogurt, and yeast. Mix on speed 1 for 7 minutes.
  2. Next, incorporate the salt and mix on speed 2 for 3-4 minutes until the dough is combined. Remove the hook from the bowl and cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
  3. Let the dough rest and ferment at room temperature for 2 hours.
  4. Remove the dough from the bowl and place it onto a surface lightly dusted with Caputo "00" Chef's Flour.
  5. Using a bench knife and scale, measure 6 (150g) pieces of dough and round them into a ball.
  6. Add the dough balls to a sheet pan or wide container, lightly oiled with Olitalia Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
  7. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to ferment overnight (12-24 hours).

Baking 

  1. The next day, remove from the refrigerator, re-ball each piece of dough, and place them back on the pan or in the container.
  2. Let the dough balls rest at room temperature for 2 hours before baking.
  3. While these rest, preheat your oven to 500°F with a pizza steel or pizza stone inside your oven.
  4. When the dough is rested and the oven is heated, roll out your dough ball on a surface dusted with Caputo "00" Chef's Flour. Dimple your fingertips into the dough to prevent the Naan from puffing up while baking.
  5. Place the stretched Naan on the pre-heated steel/stone and bake for 5-6 minutes until golden brown.

Topping 

  1. In a separate saucepan, melt butter or ghee.
  2. Using a pastry brush, brush melted butter over the entire top surface of each piece of Naan.
  3. Optional spice recommendations: chopped parsley or other herbs; Panch Phoron (toasted ground fennel, cumin, nigella, fenugreek, & mustard seeds); or a tasty non-traditional topping is aioli, shaved pecorino, and capers.
  4. Serve and enjoy on its own or with your favorite comfort dish!

Notes

  • If you do not have a pizza steel or stone, you can bake the Naan in a cast iron skillet or non-stick pan over high heat for the same amount of time. Simply flip the dough halfway through the bake time.

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About the Chef



Meet Chef Jesse Dodson

Chef Jesse Dodson

Jesse Dodson started working in bakeries as a teenager and found a lifelong passion for bread and pastries which he has pursued for three decades. Over time he has baked in many different settings, including wood fired artisan bread in the back of a barn, fine dining pastry, wholesale production bakeries, and for many years, managed an in-store, from scratch bread program for a popular chain of PNW grocery stores. Product development and technical training are his favored tasks in the bakery industry. He also enjoys merchandising and helping bakeries find improvements in quality and efficiency.

“To me, baking is the art of transforming simple, quality ingredients into sensuous, edible delights”

Jesse lives in Portland, Oregon and spends his time outside the bakery cooking, especially over wood fire, gardening, playing music, and riding motorcycles.

Learn more about Jesse's recipe consulting on his website below.