Naan
sugarspunrun.com · 2025 · 8 servings
Against 107 naan recipes
More yeast than 85% of recipes and more sugar than 82%.
How it compares
Against the typical batch: the median of 107 naan recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More yeast than 85% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about twice as much.
- More sugar than 82% of recipes: 2.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
Ingredients (13)
- ½ cup water≈ 119 g
- 3 Tablespoons milk≈ 46 g
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast* (see note on for instant yeast)≈ 6 g
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose or bread flour (divided)≈ 318 g
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar≈ 8 g
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder≈ 3.5 g
- ¾ teaspoon table salt≈ 4.5 g
- ¼ cup full fat Greek yogurt≈ 61 g
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil≈ 27 g
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic (optional, for garlic naan)≈ 10 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 4 Tablespoons salted butter≈ 57 g
- 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley≈ 15 g
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic (for garlic naan)≈ 10 g
flour 318 gbatter 603 g
≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.
Baker's percentages
Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 107 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.
- Liquid71% · 59th percentile · median 68%
- Fat8.6% · 50th percentile · median 8.6%
- Sugar2.6% · 83rd percentile · median 1.4%
- Yeast2% · 88th percentile · median 1%
- Baking powder or soda1.1% · 76th percentile · median 0%
- Salt1.4% · 36th percentile · median 1.6%
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