Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Naan Bread
Naan Bread brings together dry yeast, buttermilk, and eggs. The rising or proving step is part of making this recipe. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 98 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 8 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Appetizers & snacks · Sides
- Cuisine
- Asian
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
- Dish type
- Breads
A few quick notes
1. Leave time for the dough
The rising or proving step is part of making this recipe. Read it before starting, and follow the dough checks in the method as well as any stated timing.
2. Mix the thickener as directed
The thickening step has its own little bit of preparation. Follow the mixing step before adding it, then use the consistency check in the method as you finish.
3. Remember the turn or stir
Set a reminder for the turn or stir mentioned in the method. It is an easy small step to miss while you are getting the table ready.
Get to know the ingredients
Dry yeast
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In the bowl of a stand mixture*, mix together warm water, yeast, and sugar.
Buttermilk
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add in flour, oil, buttermilk, egg & salt and mix with dough hook on low speed to combine, then on the second speed for 5 minutes.
Eggs
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In the bowl of a stand mixture*, mix together warm water, yeast, and sugar.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
0 of 6 steps completeMake room for Naan Bread
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Add oil for each naan. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Have the pan ready for its first job
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the skillet. Read the first preparation step before you get going: In the bowl of a stand mixture*, mix together warm water, yeast, and sugar.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The rising or proving step is part of making this recipe. Read it before starting, and follow the dough checks in the method as well as any stated timing.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Add one naan and cook until golden brown on one side and then flip and cook until golden brown (about 2-3 minutes on each side).
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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