Muslim Naan - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 cups plain flour
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon sugar
    2 teaspoons dry yeast
    2 tablespoons yoghurt
    3 tablespoons oil or 3 tablespoons butter
    1 cup warm milk or 1 cup warm water
Preparation
    Mix yeast with sugar and warm milk or water.
    Leave for 20 minutes.
    Sift flour and salt together in a large bowl.
    Make a well in the centre and put yoghurt, 2 tbsps oil or butter with the yeast mixture.
    Knead well and leave aside for 3-4 hours in a warm place until it doubles in size.
    Punch down the dough and knead well again.
    Leave it till it doubles in size.
    Divide the dough into 6 portions.
    Roll out into a round disc of 6\" diameter.
    Leave it aside so that it can double in size.
    Brush the top with remaining oil.
    Place them in a baking tray.
    Bake in a pre-heated oven (450 degrees Fahrenhit) for 5-6 minutes until the top turns brown in colour.
    Again, brush oil lightly over the sloping dark brown tops.

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