Wheat Pav

I always wanted to make Pav at home. After many trials and errors today I could successfully make wheat pavs at home. I am so happy with this successful attempt of mine. Without wasting much time lets begin with the recipe of pav.

PREPARATION TIME: 15 mins

BAKING TIME: 35 to 40 mins

RISING TIME: 2 to 3 hours

YIELDS: 10 large pav 

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat Flour / Atta - 3 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

Water - 11/4 cup

Dry Yeast - 2 tsp

Sugar - 2 tbsp

Salt - 1.5 tsp or to taste

Oil - 2 tbsp

Milk for brushing on top

Butter for applying over baked pav

METHOD:

1. Take milk and water in a saucepan, heat till it turns warm. Set aside.

2. Take yeast and sugar in a bowl, pour little of the warm liquid over it. Mix well. Set aside for 5 mins till it is foamy and activated.

3. Now take the flour in a bowl, add salt and mix well.

4. Pour in the yeast mix and milk mix. Mix well. The dough will be very sticky.

Now add in oil and mix well.

5. Cover the bowl and put the bowl in a warm place to rise for an hour or till it is doubled in size.

6. Now knock back the dough down and add more flour to it. Transfer the dough to a work surface, sprinkle more flour and knead for 5 mins or so till the dough is soft. Add more flour as needed.

7. Now roll the dough into a log, cut into equal portions.Take a portion and roll it into a smooth ball.

8. Arrange the ball on a well-oiled baking tray. Once it is all done, cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for 1 more hour.

9. In the last 10 mins of rising, Preheat oven to 190 Degree C.

10. Now the dough will be well risen and stick to each other. Brush the top with some milk and bake for 35 to 40 mins.

11. Remove and brush some butter over the top. Serve warm.

NOTES:

1. Please ensure your yeast rises well and becomes foamy otherwise you will get hard pav's.

2. Apply milk before baking to get good golden brown color on the top.