November 2012

Garlic Cilantro and Green Chile Naan Bread

I am NOT a bread maker.  I know, I know.  I just need to practice more. I made some homemade cinnamon rolls many years ago, for my family.  They were absolutely A-mazing.  Perfect rise, perfect texture, fabulous flavor.  You would have thought I invented bread.  My family was impressed. I’m still wondering how I did that. My last attempt was a complete failure and to prove it, I tried to feed them to some friends.  They were kind and said they were good. They were also liars.  Nice, but liars. When I found out that Jaysari from Samayalarai had been orphaned for the Secret Recipe Club this month, I felt compelled to adopt her.  You see, the person that had her blog failed to make anything and post it.   Jaysari has fabulous recipes and is a very accomplished baker, cook, and all around kitchen maven.  When I saw that she had some naan I had to make hers.  I have purchased Naan in the past and love using it for homemade pizza crust.  Homemade being relative.  So, when I saw a recipe for Naan in Jaysari’s blog, I knew exactly what I was going to make. Except I don’t do bread, right? Geez, I am a gluten for punishment.  Sorry, couldn’t resist. Here I am trying to help out a fellow blogger and I pick bread?!?!  I’ve truly gone over the edge. 4.5 from 2 reviews Print Garlic Cilantro and Green Chile Naan Author: Suzanne Collier Recipe type: bread, appetizer, pizza, crust Prep time:  90 mins Cook time:  10 mins Total time:  1 hour 40 mins Serves: 8   This is so quick, easy and makes a great bread for hummus or a quick individual-sized pizza crust. Excellent with soups and stews, too! Ingredients ½ cup chopped Cilantro Leaves 4 medium Garlic Cloves 2 Tblsp Hatch Green Chiles, chopped 1 tsp Pink Himalayan Sea Salt, finely ground 1 cup all-purpose Flour 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour 1 tsp Baking Powder ¼ cup 0%Fat Greek Yogurt 1 cup +/- water Black Sesame Seeds Instructions In a molcajete or with a mortar and pestle, grind the cilantro, garlic, chiles and salt until it makes a paste. In a large bowl, mix flours and baking powder together. Add yogurt, your cilantro paste mixture and a little bit of water at a time until the dough forms a ball that is a little bit tacky, but […]

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