Gluten-Free Naan Bread
Soft, blistered naan made from a gluten-free yeast dough enriched with yogurt, cooked in a very hot cast-iron skillet and brushed with melted ghee or butter. Serve warm with curries, dal or grilled kebabs.
At a glance: This medium baking recipe yields 6 servings in about 1h 25m (20 min prep, 15 min cook). It uses 11 ingredients — including warm water, instant yeast, granulated sugar — and walks through 6 steps. Updated . Browse more baking recipes or return to all gluten-free recipes.
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Cross-Contamination Warning for Gluten-Free Naan Bread: When preparing this baking recipe, restaurant and store-bought naan is made with flour that contains gluten. Rolling pins, boards and dough scrapers hold flour in their grain and edges. Use parchment or a freshly washed nonporous surface. Flour dust travels. Bake this on a day the kitchen is not also handling flour that contains gluten, use clean bowls, beaters and baking sheets, and keep the gluten-free flour blend in its own sealed container.
Gluten-Free Notes for Gluten-Free Naan Bread: This naan uses a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend with psyllium husk and xanthan gum in place of flour that contains gluten. Use yeast, psyllium, baking powder and a flour blend labeled gluten-free.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Tips & Notes
- Get the skillet very hot before the first naan goes in. High heat makes the bubbles and charred spots that give naan its flavor.
- Roll the naan between parchment instead of on a floured board. Gluten-free dough is soft and sticks, and the parchment lets you flip it straight into the pan.
- Brush the naan with ghee the moment it leaves the pan, then stack it in a towel. The steam keeps the stack soft for serving.
Common questions
How long does Gluten-Free Naan Bread take?
Gluten-Free Naan Bread takes about 1 hour 25 minutes, including resting time: 20 minutes to prep and 15 minutes to cook, for 6 servings.
What should I check before making Gluten-Free Naan Bread with celiac disease?
Written with gluten-free ingredients. Use products labeled gluten-free, check labels, and ask your clinician about your own needs.
What cross-contamination risk is specific to Gluten-Free Naan Bread?
Check warm water, about 110°F, instant yeast, granulated sugar before they go into Gluten-Free Naan Bread. Restaurant and store-bought naan is made with flour that contains gluten. Rolling pins, boards and dough scrapers hold flour in their grain and edges. Use parchment or a freshly washed nonporous surface. Flour dust travels. Bake this on a day the kitchen is not also handling flour that contains gluten, use clean bowls, beaters and baking sheets, and keep the gluten-free flour blend in its own sealed container.
Which gluten-free swaps does Gluten-Free Naan Bread use?
Gluten-Free Naan Bread relies on a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend, xanthan gum, psyllium husk. Keep those gluten-free-labeled products in place of a gluten-containing flour or sauce. If the blend already lists xanthan gum, do not add a second binder unless this recipe says to.
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