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Quick and Easy Einkorn and Spelt Naan Recipe

April 21, 2015 Rebecca Baron 17 Comments

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Spelt Naan Bread Recipe

This is the best quick and easy spelt naan recipe and it's yeast-free too. It takes about one-third less time to make without the yeast.

I love this Clean eating naan bread recipe so much. It is a family favorite for sure. We have been trying to eat out less often and one of our favorite places to eat is our local Indian food restaurant. It is a new discovery for us. I didn't think the children would be as favorable as they are to curry and other dishes. We love making it at home now and this recipe is great to go with it to complete the meal.

I really could not believe how easy this einkorn naan recipe was to make. I decided to try making a version without yeast and was not expecting it to work well with all of the whole grain flours I was using. Wrong! It was amazing.

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This version takes probably a third of the time to make as opposed to a version with yeast in it. Plus it had the softest texture and a great taste.

Tips and Tricks

  • If you can't find Ghee (clarified butter is the same thing) then for the skillet part you may use an oil like avocado and then for eating use regular butter, olive oil, etc.
  • You could totally use this as a type of pizza dough if you would like.
  • I haven't tried the recipe myself with other types of flours or different combinations of flours but it should more or less work. The texture will just be a bit different and you will probably need a different amount of water and/or yogurt. You would just need to always mix until you have a dough that is not sticky but not overly dry.
  • These freeze great. Either put parchment paper between each one and put in a freezer gallon bag and take one at a time out or put them in a big pile and they will freeze together. To unthaw, put the entire bag on the counter, open the bag a little so they don't get soggy and let unthaw for an hour or so.
  • My daughter loves to use these like a tortilla to make sandwiches with. Give it a try!

We have several recipes on our site you might enjoy eating along with this clean eating naan recipe. Including our Indian Saag Recipe, Simple Coconut Curry Chicken Recipe, or Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe.

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Spelt Naan Bread Recipe

Quick and Easy Einkorn and Spelt Naan Recipe

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Rebecca Baron
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Bread
  • Cuisine: Clean Eating
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Description

I love how fast this Clean Eating naan bread comes together since they don't have yeast. They are really easy too.


Ingredients

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  • 1 Cup Einkorn Flour *
  • ½ Cup Light Spelt Flour *
  • ½ Cup Oat Flour *
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ tsp Real Salt *
  • ¾ Cup Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 1 Tbl Olive Oil
  • 2 Tbl Water (more or less, as needed)
  • 2 Tbl Chopped Cilantro
  • 3 Tbl Ghee * (clarified butter, melted)
  • Water, (for brushing)
  • Garlic Powder
  • Real Salt

Instructions

  1. Sift together the einkorn flour, spelt flour, oat flour, baking soda and salt into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Place the yogurt and oil in the well and work into the flour with your fingers. Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until a dough forms that is not sticky, but not overly dry, either.
  2. Dust your work surface with a little einkorn flour and knead your dough for 5 minutes. Dough should be smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a bowl and cover with a towel. Let rest for 15 minutes.
  3. When the dough is done resting, divide it into 8 equal pieces. Keep pieces covered as you work so that they do not dry out.
  4. Heat a frying pan or cast iron skillet to medium high. Keep a lid next to it.
  5. Roll a piece of dough gently with a rolling pin into a round about ¼" thick, sprinkling with a little chopped cilantro halfway through rolling. Dough does not need to be in a perfect circle.
  6. Brush the bottom of the dough with a little water. Brushing the water in the center of the dough, but not on the edges will help it bubble more. Place the dough, wet side down, in the middle of the hot pan and cover with the lid immediately. Cook for 30-35 seconds (dough should bubble a little in the middle, but if it doesn't, that's fine too). Remove the lid and drizzle 1 t. of ghee top of the dough and flip over. Cook for another 30 seconds and remove from the pan.
  7. Repeat with remaining pieces of dough.
  8. Brush with more ghee, if desired and sprinkle with a little garlic powder and salt. Serve immediately.

Keywords: Clean, Easy, Yeast-Free

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Comments

  1. Rebecca

    March 27, 2021 at 8:48 am

    I'm amazed at the amount of comments without actually cooking it first, I was hoping to find someone who used a successful replacement for the spelt, I think I'll try more einkorn and then let everyone know here, thanks for the recipe,can't feedback is appreciated!

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  2. Aine McAteer

    August 31, 2020 at 12:34 pm

    Yummy!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Lena

    November 27, 2017 at 8:33 pm

    This looks excellent. If I don't have spelt flour on hand, can I substitute with more einkorn or oat flour? Does it matter whether it's whole grain or all-purpose einkorn? For the oat flour, I just take rolled oats and grind in my Vitamix.

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    • Rebecca

      December 04, 2017 at 5:00 pm

      I've only used one kind of einkorn flour. I buy it from Jovial. It must be all-purpose, cause it's basically white. Anyway, I've only done the recipe as written, but for lots of recipes I use straight einkorn. It's my favorite Clean flour by far. I would think it would work great. You'll just have to use a little more than the spelt flour since it soaks up more liquid.

      Reply
  4. Maryjane

    August 02, 2017 at 2:33 pm

    I would love to try the naan bread. There is only one thing. The Einkorn Flour and the spelt flour are not gluten free to change them are they considered heavy weight flours? Or do you any suggestions for what gluten free flour to use? they look amazing.

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    • Rebecca

      September 26, 2017 at 2:59 am

      Hum. I've tried gluten-free flour in quite a few recipes, but not this one and I'm not sure if they are heavy weight flours. I do know that I always need a little more spelt than normal flour and quite a bit more einkorn flour than normal flour. Cause they absorb more water. Not sure if that has anything to do with light or heavy flour, but I would guess with a gluten-free flour blend it's made to absorb flour the same as normal flour, so you probably wouldn't need as much. Boy, I really don't feel like this comment is helpful. Sorry.

      Reply
  5. Karren Haller ♥

    May 13, 2015 at 6:14 pm

    I have used naan bread for personal pizzas and there great, not to mention just to heat and eat with a splash of butter or humus.

    Reply
  6. Zan

    May 11, 2015 at 11:40 pm

    Never had Naan bread before but it sure looks delish!

    Reply
  7. Linda@MixedKreations

    May 10, 2015 at 5:54 am

    I've never heard of Naan bread let alone tried it, but it looks amazing. Will have to try it.

    Reply
  8. Karly

    May 09, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    This looks so wonderful!

    Reply
  9. Erika

    May 09, 2015 at 10:02 am

    Naan bread is so good!

    Reply
  10. Ashleigh

    May 06, 2015 at 11:10 pm

    These look amazing!! Thank you for sharing this recipe! Pinned!

    Reply
  11. jessica knott (Swanky Recipes)

    May 06, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    This naan looks amazing. I've been searching for a clean eating bread recipe and this is one I will def try!

    Reply
    • Rebecca

      May 06, 2015 at 8:07 pm

      Please let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  12. Travel Animal Doctor

    May 05, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    Wow, that looks really good. I have always been a fan of Naan bread. I will have to try this recipe soon.

    Reply
  13. Elizabeth

    May 03, 2015 at 4:24 pm

    I must admit that I have only had nan once or twice, but it is delicious. Love your recipe.

    Reply
  14. Ohmydish

    April 28, 2015 at 2:16 am

    Great stuff! Clean eating is the best, haha! Keep up the good work 🙂

    ★★★★★

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