Naan Bread

Ingredients:

•  ¼ cup warm water - about 110°
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1½ tsp active dry yeast, or instant yeast
• ¾ cup warm milk
• ¾ cup plain yogurt
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting

Directions:

1. Combine the warm water and sugar in a large mixing bowl and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle in the yeast over the top and let sit for 5 minutes, until foamy.
2. Add in the warm milk, yogurt, olive oil, baking powder, salt, and all-purpose flour. Combine with your hands or a sturdy wooden spoon until the dough ball forms. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead the dough for 3 to 5 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
3. Coat the mixing bowl with olive oil, add the dough ball back to the bowl, and cover. Let sit in a warm location for about 1 hour, until the dough is double in size.
4. Divide the risen dough into 10 equal wedges and then roll into an elongated circle (oval shape), about ¼" to ⅛" thin.
5. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and coat it with oil. Once the pan is nice and hot, you may want to reduce the heat so you don't scorch the bread.
6. Add the rolled-out dough to the pan, and let it cook for about 30 to 60 seconds until bubbles start to form. Flip over and cook for an additional 30 to 60 seconds, until the bread, is browned and cooked through.
7. Remove the naan bread from the skillet, brush with butter and sprinkle with Tastefully Simple Garlic, Garlic. 

Dinner Rolls

I have always used Pillsbury processed dinner rolls - the ones you roll up and they are to look like croissants.  They are good - don't get me wrong but WOW.  Let me share a recipe with you that I made for Sunday dinner.  Now I will have to say that the dough was a little big stickier and softer than regular bread dough.  But when they were all said and done - they looked like little pillows.  Pillows of goodness that is.  This makes a lot so they are so good for a big crowd.  The original recipe comes from http://nomemade-recipes.blogspot.com/2013/01/best-rolls-ever.html.  I pretty much used the same recipe but she has great pictures to go along with the directions.

Ingredients:

• 2 c warm water
• 2/3 c nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 package yeast
• 1/4 c sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 c butter
• 1 egg
• 4 1/2- 5 c all purpose flour

Directions:

1. In a Kitchen aid mixing bowl, stir in warm water and nonfat dry milk powder until it dissolves.
2. Add yeast, then sugar, salt, butter, egg, and 2 cups of flour.
3. Mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then 2 minutes at medium speed.
4. Add 2 more cups of flour, mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then 2 minutes at medium speed.  (You can switch your attachment to the dough hook at this point for easier mixing.)
5. Add 1/2 cup flour again, mixing on low speed until wet, then 2 minutes at medium speed.  You can add an additional 1/2 c if your dough is still too wet but I usually stop at 4 1/2 cups of flour total.
6. Dough should be soft, not overly sticky, and not stiff.
7. Scrape the dough off the sides of the bowl and pour about 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil around the sides of the bowl so that the bowl is coated.  
8. Spray some plastic wrap with non-stick coating and place the plastic over the bowl. Allow it to rise in a warm place until the dough doubles in size and rises to the top of the bowl.
9. Once the dough has risen, place your dough on a flat floured surface, then divide the dough in half.
10. Roll out half the dough into a circle.
11. Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 16 even slices
12. Begin to roll the slice of dough in, starting from the wide end and tuck the small point underneath.  
13. Place rolls on parchment-lined baking sheet or a cooking mat.
14. Repeat steps 10-13 for the 2nd half of the dough and let them rise for 1- 1 1/2 hours, until double in size.      
15. Bake at 350­ F for 20-23 minutes or until golden-brown. 
16. Brush with melted butter while hot.