Naan #3

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

4 c Flour
1 tb Sugar
1 tb Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 Egg
1 c Milk
4 tb Ghee

Instructions:

In a deep bowl combine the flour sugar baking powder baking soda and salt and stir with a large spoon or fingers until well mixed. Make a shallow well in the center drop in the eggs and stir them into the flour mixture. Stirring constantly pour in the milk in a slow thin stream and continue to stir until all the ingredients are well combined. Gather the dough into a ball and place it on a smooth slick surface such as a jelly roll pan or marble slab. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and can be gathered into a soft somewhat sticky ball. Sprinkle a little flour over and under it from time to time while kneading to cut down on sticking. Moisten the hands with a teaspoon of ghee gather the dough into a ball and place it in a bowl cover with a towel and let the dough rest in a warm draft-free place about three hours. Slide two large ungreased baking sheets into the oven and preheat the oven and the pans to 450. Divide the dough into six equal portions. Moistening the hands with ghi occasionally flatten and form each portion into a teardrop-shaped leaf wide at the base and tapered at the top. Each leaf should be about six inches long and 3-1/2" across at its widest point and about 3/8" thick. Arrange the bread leaves side by side on the preheated baking sheets and bake them in the middle of the oven for six minutes or until they are firm to the touch. Slide the leaves under the broiler for a minute or so to brown the tops lightly. Serve hot or at room temperature.