Naan Revisited – “Healthy” Pizza & Cinnamon Rolls
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post for naan, Indian flat bread. I fell in LOVE with this recipe and was inspired by a friend’s comment to try it in new ways.
#1 Pizza:
Naan pizza was fantastic and is a great way to “healthify” a favorite comfort food of mine. Naan is oil free, I used turkey pepperoni, and went light on the cheese, giving me ALL of the glorious taste without grease puddles to mop up. Heaven!
To try this: Make naan as directed, but break it up only into 3 sections. Roll them out, place on a sprayed cookie sheet for the second rising. After the second rising, top dough with your favorite pizza ingredients, and bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes (or as long as it takes to cook through and lightly brown the edges).
#2 Cinnamon Rolls. Again, heaven (and easier than I thought)!
To try this: Make naan as directed, but break it only into three pieces. Roll pieces out into as even a rectangle as possible. Cover dough with melted butter, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Roll the dough until you have formed a long ‘log’ and pinch the edges to seal it up. It’s okay if some of the cinnamon slime squeezes out, I spooned the extra over the tops when they were all placed.
Slide a thread (or dental floss could work) just under one end of the log until you reach about an inch and a half, then cross the thread over the log and pull ends until you make a slice through the dough. Remove the now cut roll and place cut side down in a lightly sprayed cake pan. Repeat this for the entire log. Allow rolls to rise the second time. Bake rolls at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until tops are lightly browned like in the picture. Top with a simple glaze and serve warm.
Simple glazes can be made with powdered sugar, a little melted butter, a little vanilla and a little milk. Happy Cooking!
