1 tb ACTIVE DRY YEAST
1 1/2 c WARM WATER
5 ts SUGAR
2 tb (SCANT) BEATEN EGG
2 tb MELTED BUTTER OR VEG. OIL
3/4 c HEAVY OR 15% CREAM,ROOM TEMP
1/4 c MILK, ROOM TEMP.
2 c BREAD FLOUR
4 c UNBLEACHED,ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
2 1/2 ts BAKING POWDER
1/2 ts BAKING SODA
1 3/4 ts SALT
~1) IN LARGE MIXING BOWL, FITTED WITH A DOUGH HOOK (OR USE BREAD MACHINE),
WHISK TOGETHER THE YEAST, WATER & 1 TSP. OF THE SUGAR. WHISK IN REMAINING
SUGAR, EGG & OIL, THEN STIR IN CREAM & MILK & MOST OF THE FLOUR (RESERVE 1
CUP), BAKING POWDER & SALT. STIR TO MAKE A SOFT DOUGH. -2) ATTACH DOUGH
HOOK (OR KNEAD BY HAND), AND KNEAD TO MAKE A SOFT, SUPPLE DOUGH, ADDING
MORE FLOUR (IT PROBABLY WILL USE THE 6 CUPS CALLED FOR), AS REQUIRED, 10-15
MINS. ~3) PLACE IN A LIGHTLY OILED PLASTIC BAG & LET REST IN A WARM PLACE
UNTIL DOUBLED, OR REFRIDGERATE OVERNIGHT. IF REFRIDGERATED, ALLOW TO COME
TO ROOM TEMP. BEFORE USING (BREAD WILL RISE AS IT WARMS). ~4)
ALTERNATIVELY, KEEP DOUGH REFRIDGERATED FOR UP TO 4 DAYS. BREAK DOUGH OFF
IN PIECES AROUND THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT. LET REST A MINUTE, THEN ROLL
INTO ROUNDS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HAND, THEN GENTLY STRETCH LENGTHWISE &
SIDEWAYS TO MAKE A TEARDROP-SHAPED SLAB OF BREAD. CONTINUE WITH REMAIING
DOUGH. ~5) PLACE DOUGH SLABS ON COOKIE SHEETS AND COVER WITH A TEA TOWEL;
ALLOW TO REST 10-15 MINS. ~6) PREHEAT GAS GRILL TO HOTTEST TEMPERATURE
(ABOUT 500*F). THROW SOME NAAN SLABS ON GRILL AND PUT COVER DOWN. BAKE
UNTIL DOUGH PUFFS UP , AROUND 3-5 MINS. USING TONGS, TURN OVER BREAD TO
COOK OTHER SIDE, ABOUT 3-4 MINS. DOUGH MAY LOOK UNEVENLY SCORCHED IN PARTS,
BUT THAT’S O.K. SERVE IMMEDIATELY, OR COVER WITH FOIL & KEEP WARM.
Yields
1 Batch