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The discussion revolves around adapting HappyChris' naan recipe for use with yeast instead of self-raising flour, as the original poster, Josh, struggles to achieve the desired bubble texture. Several community members share their experiences and adaptations, with one user, Mick, providing a modified recipe that includes ingredients like yogurt and baking powder. The consensus suggests that substituting self-raising flour with bread flour and adding a small amount of yeast, along with other tweaks, may improve the results.

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Offline joshallen2k

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Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast
« on: June 19, 2015, 03:08 AM »
Hi All,

I've tried a few times to make HappyChris' naans. I've followed to the letter, even tried making my own self rising flour. I just cannot seem to get the bubbles that many of you have managed to recreate. Mine end up as tiny bubbles, slightly larger than the bubbles on a poppadom. I don't believe heat on the tawa is the problem. I've cranked it right up and charred the bottom within seconds on some trials, but alas no large bubbles. 5 or 6 trials later, I put it down to the formulation of the SRF here in North America.

However I really like the flavour of the HappyChris naans, so I thought I might try it with dried yeast. I know that yeast and salt are enemies, so I cannot use self-raising flour.

Does anyone have any suggestions or pointers on how they might adapt that recipe for yeast? Just replace the SRF with regular flour and add half a teaspoon of yeast? Appreciate any and all suggestions. Wife is sick of me chucking out naan because "they aren't perfect".

Also would someone be able to point me to the word doc or text recipe that someone did that summarized the HappyChris video?

Thanks!
Josh
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Re: Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2015, 10:35 AM »
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Offline mickdabass

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Re: Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2015, 01:47 PM »
Hi Josh
Glad to see you back posting again. I think Garp has sumarised the video somewhere in the thread (reply 462) but failing to find that, I have tweaked the recipe as below. I have made these naans six or seven times now, and have always had excellent results
Regards

Mick


Ingredients:

1 egg, beaten

200g milk

8g baking powder

2g onion seeds

25g sugar

1 Tbsp Yoghurt

1kg self-raising flour

Method:

Put the egg, milk, baking powder, onion seeds and sugar into a jug and whisk. 

Leave for 30 minutes whisking occasionally.

Put the flour in a mixing bowl and add the mixture plus 300ml of water.

Mix together til you have a wettish dough
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Re: Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2015, 02:00 PM »
Thanks Mick. As luck would have it, I made a batch of dough yesterday (again I forgot to try yogurt in it ....senility setting in, I think). My balls are resting on the counter as we speak, ready for some tawa action later :)

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Re: Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2015, 06:02 PM »
I've made these once and they turned out very good! I'm Cooking some more tonight
I made the dough last night fingers crossed they turn out like the first batch.
Ps I've just checked tonight's  batch they are coming along nicely see below! will be cooking them shortly.
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Re: Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2015, 07:57 PM »
Tonight's naans have turned out good eating one as I type this very tasty indeed.
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Re: Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2015, 08:55 PM »
Look very :) nice Bob
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Re: Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2015, 09:26 PM »
Cheers Gav they do taste good.
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Re: Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2015, 09:49 PM »
Looking good, Bob. Can't beat them straight off the pan :)
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Offline joshallen2k

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Re: Adapting HappyChris Naan for use with Yeast
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2015, 10:04 PM »
Thanks for the link to the earlier recipe.

I will substitute the SRF for bread flour, and add 1% yeast. I will follow the rest of the "latest" recipe as is and see where I end up.

Thanks guys!

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