Easy naan bread (no yeast)
A great, easy naan bread recipe which uses no yeast so is ready in no time. Kids will love getting their hands messy making it this delicious dish.
This easy naan bread (no yeast) recipe is a perfect bake for kids. I love baking any type of bread with my kids. It’s generally really simple, and I love that you can turn flour and a few other ingredients into something really tasty.
The only thing my kids, don’t always like when we make bread is waiting for the dough to prove – an hour or two is a really long time in the life of a 3 and 5 year old! That’s why we like this easy naan bread recipe with no yeast. It uses baking powder as a raising agent instead, so you don’t need to leave it for long. It’s still really delicious though – it’s soft, and when you grill it it gets the nice bubbles that all good naan bread should have!
My kids aren’t huge curry fans yet (we’re still working on that) so I like serving something on the side they can eat without fussing. The fact that they’ve made part of dinner makes them more invested in it and much more likely to eat it. Win win!
How can kids help make this easy naan bread?
As with all baking recipes there are lots of chances for kids to measure the ingredients and mix it all together. And with all bread recipes there’s the chance to get their hands messy kneading the naan bread dough – something my kids always love to do.
What other easy bread recipes for kids can i make?
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Difficulty: Easy
Time: 30 minutes plus 30 minutes proving plus 10 minutes cooking
Serves: 8 naan bread
Ingredients
450g plain flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
200ml milk
100ml natural yoghurt
1 egg
1 tbsp caster sugar
How to make easy naan bread (no yeast)
Mix the dry ingredients
Get your kids to measure the flour, salt and baking powder and add them to a large mixing bowl.
Mix the wet ingredients
Measure the milk, yoghurt, egg and caster sugar into a jug. We found the easiest way to do this accurately was to pop the jug on our digital scales and use the ml setting – resetting it back to zero after each addition.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry
Get your kids to make a well in the middle of the flour mixture, then pour the liquid slowly into the centre. Using a fork or whisk, gradually mix the the flour into the liquid, until you have a soft,sticky dough.
Knead the dough
Lightly oil your work surface, then knead the dough for 5 minutes, until it is less sticky and comes together into a smoother ball. Keep the flour to hand and add a sprinkle or two if it gets really too sticky – it’s a much wetter dough than other breads we’ve made in the past.
Pop the dough ball into a oiled bowl, cover in cling film and leave for half an hour or so.
Make the naan bread
Sprinkle a little flour down on your work surface then tip your dough out. Get your kids to help you divide the mixture into 8 pieces (half it, half each again and then half again is the easiest way!) This is a great job for any child learning to divide or about fractions!
Roll the first piece into a ball then using a rolling pin roll it into a flat round shape around 3-5 mm thick (aim for around 20cm long x 12cm wide.)
Pop it on a baking tray. Do one or two more breads, if there is space on your baking tray.
Cook the naan bread
This job is for grown ups but kids might like to watch the naan bread bake as they bubble up when they cook.
On a high grill, grill the naan bread for around two minutes on each side. Once it bubbles, turn it over as it’ll will burn quickly after that.
If you want, when you remove them from the grill, brush them with melted butter or ghee.
Enjoy!
Quick and easy naan bread
Ingredients
- 450 g plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 200 ml milk
- 100 ml natural yoghurt
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
Instructions
Mix the dry ingredients
- Measure the flour, salt and baking powder and add them to a large mixing bowl.
Mix the wet ingredients
- Measure the milk, yoghurt, egg and caster sugar into a jug.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry
- Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture, then pour the liquid slowly into the centre. Using a fork or whisk, gradually mix the the flour into the liquid, until you have a soft,sticky dough.
Knead the dough
- Lightly oil your work surface, then knead the dough for 5 minutes, until it is less sticky and comes together into a smoother ball.
- Pop the dough ball into a oiled bowl, cover in cling film and leave for half an hour or so.
Make the naan bread
- Sprinkle a little flour down on your work surface then tip your dough out. Get your kids to help you divide the mixture into 8 pieces.
- Roll the first piece into a ball then using a rolling pin roll it into a flat round shape around 3-5 mm thick (aim for around 20cm long x 12cm wide.)
- Pop it on a baking tray. Do one or two more breads, if there is space on your baking tray.
Cook the naan bread
- On a high grill, grill the naan bread for around two minutes on each side. Once it bubbles, turn it over as it'll will burn quickly after that.
- If you want, when you remove them from the grill, brush them with melted butter or ghee.
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Sarah says
Can you freeze these?
cookingwithmykids says
I’ve never tried but I don’t see why not. Wrap them well in clingfilm/glad wrap and pop them in a freezer bag or foil. Once you’ve defrosted them you could pop them in the oven again to warm them.
Vince says
Our school posted the recipe as a lockdown activity. We all loved them and our smallest loved getting messy with the seriously sticky dough.
cookingwithmykids says
I’m so glad you liked them. They’re definitely a great recipe for getting little hands a bit messy!
Aly Stuart says
sticky dough is an understatement! I added a significant amount of flour, just to stop it sticking to me and my work surface.
Anyway they do taste great, so the finished article was eaten entirely!
cookingwithmykids says
It’s really sticky isn’t it! Just sprinkle over a bit more flour if it’s too too sticky. I’m glad you liked them inspite of the stickiness.
Jacqui Bellefontaine says
Gosh they look good and I bet they taste better than the ones you buy in the shops which are always so dissapointing
cookingwithmykids says
I know what you mean about shop bought ones! My husband even liked them which says something.