TRIAL BY NAAN
In the continuing quest to find a bread recipe that will free me from grocery store bread, my next attempt was to make Naan bread.
My experiences with Naan bread are fairly recent – probably within the last 5 years or so. My grocery store sells them in the bakery section. They are pricey enough that I’ve only purchased them once or twice. They are a nice addition to a meal, make a nice snack, and I’ve even had them for breakfast.
When I made bread for my youngsters many years ago, I always kept some dough aside to make fry bread. Yummm, hot fry bread with honey on top – that was a treat! The only apparent difference between fry bread and Naan is that Naan has yogurt in it so this should be easy, right?
I found a nice, straightforward recipe for my first try here:
This was one of those weeks that everything I touched became a challenge. The Naan bread attempt was no different. The recipe may have been straightforward and easy, but the process sure wasn’t!
The dough is super wet and sticky. I thought at first that I had made a mistake following the instructions but, no, all the measurements were correct. The dough was all over my hands. I’m sure I lost at least a couple of Naan pieces in the process. I had to add a significant amount of flour to make it the least bit handleable (and then realized that, in my panic, I had picked up the container of pancake mix instead of the flour). Even with all the extra flour, it still stuck to my rolling mat. By the time I got the dough to the griddle, I was worried the bread would be extra tough.
They were tasty plain, but when I put some of my Strawberry Freezer Jam on one, all my discouragement melted away.
I am willing to forgive the Universe for the frustration I was feeling and will try this again. I think I’ll cut the water by half next time.
Two Chickens Homestead 
Sounds like “fun”! I love naan and have it fairly often (also whole wheat tortillas). I like to use naan as an open faced sandwich so that I only use ½ the amount of bread for a sandwich. The tortilla I make as a wrap sandwich or a quesadilla rolled up sammie. And, since I’m often gifted with homemade sourdough bread I use that as toast – yum! Keep trying – I know you will perfect your technique – you won’t stop til you do.
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