Just got a larger tortilla press (recently learned how to make good corn tortillas from "Pati's Mexican Table" on PBS, and learned it could be used for preparing naan dough. Worked like a charm!
Naan with Yeast
Ingredients:
• 3 Cups All Purpose Flour
• ¾ cup Milk (110°F)
• 1/2 Cup Yogurt
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 2 tsp Rapid Rise Yeast
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 2 tbsp Grated Garlic
• Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves (Didn't have any for this batch).
Method
• Add flour to mixing bowl.
• To the flour add salt, baking powder, yeast, sugar and mix well.
• Add yogurt and combine with flour mixture.
• Add warm milk and start to knead the dough until you get soft dough. I used the kneading hook that came with my KitchenAid Mixer on speed 2
• Place dough in bowl and cover with a damp cloth and put in warm place to rise.
• After the dough has risen well, grease hands with oil and start to knead dough again.
• Divide dough in small golf size balls. (I made 10 balls.)
• Dust the surface with dry flour.
• Pat or roll the naan with rolling pin.
• Season the naan with garlic and coriander leaves. I chopped coriander and garlic together and rolled into the top of the flattened dough pieces.
• Roast one side of naan on a skillet. Watch carefully. It will brown fast.
• Then broil the uncooked side of naan in the oven on broil mode. Perhaps 30 seconds is enough.
• Serve hot with a pat of butter on naan! Freezes and reheats well.
Tips
• Use yogurt at room temperature.
• Use warm milk as it speeds up the fermentation process of yeast.
• Watch naan carefully when on broil mode, as it cooks very fast on broil.
- See more at: http://www.madhurasrecipe.com/breads/Naan-with-Yeast#sthash.XFCITdkH.dpuf
When I cut one of these in half I found it had a pocket, just like pita bread! Now I'm going to have to look for a pita bread recipe and try it with the tortilla press (which has to be lined with plastic bags on each side to prevent sticking).