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Afghan Whole Wheat Naun Bread

Name: Afghan Whole Wheat Naun Bread
Total time: 2 h 12 min
Yield: Makes 8 loaves
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 tsp active dry yeast; 450 g whole wheat flour; 300 g all-purpose flour; 1½ tsp salt; 500 ml warm water, 60 ml for the yeast and 440 ml for the dough; 3 tbsp vegetable oil, for hands, work surface and grooves

Teardrop-shaped, grooved loaves made from half whole wheat flour. The dough is beaten hard by hand, which gives a chewy, open crumb and a deeply wheaty flavor.

YieldMakes 8 loaves
Hands-on1 h 25 min
Total2 h 12 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Dough

2 tspactive dry yeast
450 gwhole wheat flour
300 gall-purpose flour
1½ tspsalt
500 mlwarm water, 60 ml for the yeast and 440 ml for the dough

Shaping

3 tbspvegetable oil, for hands, work surface and grooves

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Gluten
Wheat
Cabbage family (any)
Yeast

Taste

Salty
Bitter
Richness / fat

Texture

Chewy

Equipment

Oven

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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Ingredients

Dough

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