Quicker Homemade Naan

Name: Quicker Homemade Naan
Yield: Makes 4 pieces
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, ice water; 1/3 cup, plain whole-milk yogurt; 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon, vegetable oil; 1 large, egg yolk; 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 teaspoons, sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 1/4 teaspoons, salt; 1 1/2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted

Desserts or Baked Goods
Indian
Breads

Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2012

We set out to reproduce the charred exterior and tender interior of naan baked in a tandoor—but without the 1,000-degree heat.

SERVES Makes 4 pieces

TIME 1½ hours, plus 1½ hours resting

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