Pav- The Indian Buns

Ladi Pav is one the most missed Item in States. Eating Vada Pav or Pav Bhaji is no fun without those wonderful Indian Pav. The buns definitely don't replace them. We no longer miss them ever since I started baking them at home since last couple of years. I don't remember my number of failures while making them until I reached this 100% perfect version.Frankly when you add Yeast to All purpose flour and proof it , the result has to be good, but until you reach the perfect you don't know how good it can get!
When I started blogging, I always thought this would be on my first 5 items, I am surprised it took me so long to get here. So finally here is my full proof recipe for the Pav! This works great in bread machine as well. Its only of late i have started to use the machine for making my dough , since its getting difficult with the Little one hanging on to me.

Ingrediants

1 1/2 cup of Milk
1/4 cup Oil
1 tbsp Yogurt
4 1/2 cup All purpose Flour ( Preferably Bread Flour)
2 Tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Salt
1 1/2 tbsp Yeast
1 Tbsp Milk Powder( optional)

Procedure

 Warm the milk to 110F, It is basically just about hot, keep your finger for 5 sec and you will want to take it out. Put yeast in it and add sugar and let it rest in a warm place for at least 10 min. Once proofed it full rise and become foamy. This is first check point!

 If Yeast is not good or milk is hotter than needed, it wont rise. If it doesn't then repeat this step, it is less likely that you will yeild good results if you proceed with badly proofed yeast.

Now Mix all the ingrediants and Keep kneading the dough, dust it lightly so that it doesnt stick to working surface, DO NOT add more flour, keep kneading for atleast 10 mins or more. At this point it might still be little sticky, Apply little oil to the surface and keep it covered in warn place for about 30- 40 mins.

The dough would have risen and at this point it would have been less sticky. Resting at this stage helps to develop gluten. Apply some oil to your palm and working area and Knead it vigorously. Take out all the anger from your body and keep hitting it. Now the dough should be strech/ elastic kind off and not exactly sticky. Cover it and let it rest for another 40 min.

Now the dough would have risen double. Now punch out all the air, Divide the dough into small equal size balls.

Grease the pan/ baking tray and Place each of the ball side by side leave enough room for doubling. Smoothen each of the balls with your hand and applying oil intermittently to your palms.

Cover it and keep it at warm place for about 45  min to 1 hr

In the last 20 min, Preheat the oven to 400F. Once the bread is completely risen place them in Oven for about 12 min. Again time depends on each oven, Always Keep and eye on it. It would turn nice golden brown and your house would smell full of freshly baked bread!

See this fluffy soft pav. It is hard to tell if these are home made! If you need the recipe for Batata Vada click here

These are some pics from my some learning days, but they all tasted great!

lightly over baked ;)

not so smooth

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PS: All recipes are without Onion and Garlic

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