Naan Recipe - Easy Make-Ahead Dough! Recipe - Rachel Cooks® (2024)

FAQs

How long can you keep naan dough before cooking? ›

Either transfer your dough to a lidded container or cover your bowl with plastic wrap if you did not do so in step 3. Move the bowl or loosely lidded container to the fridge and store overnight, but no more than 48 hours—the gluten will begin to break down, and the flavor will become too ethanol-y.

Remove the frozen naan from its packaging and place the naan bread directly on the oven rack or on a baking sheet. No need to thaw it beforehand! Heat the naan for 3-4 minutes, or until it's soft, heated through, and slightly crispy on the edges. Keep an eye on it to prevent overcooking.

As the recipe below explains, after you've prepared the dough and let it rise once, you can shape it into small balls and freeze to bake at a later date if you prefer. One of the advantages of this method is that you can cook up just a few naan at a time rather than committing to a whole batch.

How do you keep naan warm for a party? Once you take the freshly made naan out of the skillet, wrap it in a clean kitchen towel and place in a warm dry place.

The dough should generally be proofed for around 1 to 4 hours at a warm temperature or overnight (or more) at a cold refrigerator temperature. As the proofing temperature increases, the total fermentation time will decrease.

“If the dough has risen too long, it's going to feel fragile and might even collapse as you poke it,” says Maggie. If this is the case, there's a chance you can save your dough by giving it a quick re-shape. Learn more about this fix in our blog on saving overproofed dough.

It was handy to discover that the naan recipe can be made ahead, refrigerated overnight and cooked up the next day – and it's 100% perfect. It's just as fluffy and soft. With the added bonus of even better flavour in the bread because as with many yeast breads, flavour develops with time!

However, when reheating in the oven, you want to be careful so that the naan bread does not become overly crisp and dry out. Also, you want to make sure to not heat the naan bread for longer than required. That said, it is easy to reheat naan bread in the oven, as it restores the fluffy texture.

you put it on naans to keep them soft. In fact best method is to get some grease proof paper, scrunch it all up and then run it under the tap, flatten it out and drizzle with olive oil then wrap the naan bread in it and cook for 10 minutes.

Yes, risen dough can be frozen but some adjustments have to be made to get the best loaf possible. You will want to put your dough in the freezer either after the first rise, or if the bread has more than two rises then after the shaping. This is because frozen dough will need to rise/proof again before baking it.

How to thaw out naan bread? ›

I recommend keeping naan frozen until you're ready to use it. It's super simple – just take it out and thaw the flatbread for 15 to 20 minutes before topping and baking it. We've included simple instructions on the packaging to help you get the best naan experience.

You'll be able to easily identify a piece of naan that has gone bad. Over time, the bread will harden and lose its soft, fluffy texture.

Just like at your favorite restaurant, why not warm up some naan for the table to snack on? Brush it with a bit of oil or serve it with some oil for guests to dip themselves. Add your own dried herbs to emulsify the oil – otherwise just heat up our Stonefire® Roasted Garlic Naan as a garlic bread alternative.

How To Store Naan. Place leftover naan in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days. Naan will also freeze great in a freezer bag for up to one month. It's best to reheat from frozen about 10 minutes at 350 degrees in your oven.

Naan bread typically lasts 2-3 days if stored in an airtight container at room temperature. It can also last up to a week if refrigerated. Naan bread can be frozen for up to 3 months.

It was handy to discover that the naan recipe can be made ahead, refrigerated overnight and cooked up the next day – and it's 100% perfect. It's just as fluffy and soft. With the added bonus of even better flavour in the bread because as with many yeast breads, flavour develops with time!

Indian bread like roti and naan can be refrigerated for 2 to 3 days. To maintain their softness, store them in an airtight bag or container. Indian sweets like gulab jamun, jalebi, and barfi should be consumed within a week when stored in the refrigerator.