Heston Blumenthal/ In Search of Perfection/ Naan bread

Heston Blumenthal/In Search of Perfection/Naan bread
Serves 8

Preparation time 30-45 minutes
Cooking time 2 minutes
Ingredients * 750g/2lb self-raising flour * 20g/¾oz sugar * 2 tsp salt * 1 tsp baking powder * 230g/8oz water * 230g/8oz whole milk * 100g/3½ free-range eggs * ghee

Method 1. Sift all the dry ingredients together and place in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a hook attachment.
2. Add the water, milk and eggs, incorporating them on a slow speed.
3. Once all the liquid ingredients are incorporated, mix for three minutes on a low speed followed by one minute at a medium speed.
4. When the dough is well mixed, transfer it to a generously floured work surface and knead by hand for an additional two minutes.
5. Divide the dough into 100g/3½oz portions (12 pieces), roll into balls and place on a floured baking sheet. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for at least two hours before using.
6. Remove all the racks from the oven and place two square pizza stones in the bottom in a V-shape: each stone should rest against the oven wall on either side and meet in the middle at a 45-degree angle. If your oven has room for only one pizza stone, you can use a small baking sheet or another metallic object to keep it against the oven wall at a 45-degree angle. Preheat the oven, with the top grill set at 100 per cent for 20 minutes.
7. Flour a work surface and place a floured ball of dough on it. Oil your hands and flatten the dough with the tips of your fingers until you have a disc approximately 20cm/8in in diameter. Repeat with the other balls of dough.
8. Place one or two pieces of flattened dough on a floured pizza peel (or the back of a baking sheet) and brush lightly with melted ghee (alternatively make a 'cushion' out of folded tea towels and place the naan on this before transferring to the oven as Heston does in the video).
9. Put the dough on top of the stones as far back in the oven as possible. Note: If you have two stones in the oven, you can bake two naan at a time. If not, you will have to bake one at a time.
10. Bake for 1 minute 40 seconds, then remove and bake the remaining naan in the same way. Serve immediately.

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[adressesomfunker]

He didn't try to make an authentic naan bread, did he? He made a recipe to make it as perfect as possible without the use of a tandoori. I guess that required some tweaks in the recipe

[djhandsey]

digga ding ding ding ding

[spriggo786]

@adressesomfunker who gives a shit if it looks and tastes like Naan?

[skoftq]

You should use yogourt as a rising agent in combine with yeast ;) that's why he don't use it.

[rebarproductions]

i made naan bread by this recipe but fried it in a dry cast-iron pan, turned out really good

[simontja]

He takes it out with his hands.

[davewatcher]

Wot? No yoghurt?

[jamsbruno1]

NAAAAAAAAAAN BREEEEAD!

[mukmukmeguil]

i'm still suprised that this recipe contain no yogourt. I tought the basic idea was to use the bacteria in the yogourt as a rising agent.

[AbstractMan23]

there he goes taking the naan out of a stupidly hot oven by hand (??). not the best thing to do...