NAAN FRESHLY BAKED
BY LOCAL AFGHAN WOMEN IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

TRADITIONAL RECIPE, NO PRESERVATIVES

Our Bread Project is changing.

For the last two years we have sponsored a pilot bread coop,. Breads were baked in the certified CoMo Cooks Kitchen and followed all Health Department requirements and guidelines. We sponsored 7 women in completing their food handlers training, and two in receiving their certifications as kitchen managers. The bread was well received, although with limited hours baking and product sold the price was towards the higher end for breads. We looked at the possibility of expanding into wholesale sales and determined that that would not work at this time due to the many competing obligations our bakers had, including raising children!

Now our two food managers are each moving to opposite coasts, and we are working to shift our bakers to a “cottage goods” model where they can work out of their own kitchens. During our pilot they learned a lot about how to work together, maintain consistency of size and quality, and packaging and labeling. So we know they will still make delicious naan, and once we know the mechanism to be used for ordering directly from them we will let you know. We hope to have that in place by August. And we hope it will be available at a lower price. So stay tuned and check back for updates here!

Each naan is 1.2 to 1.5 pounds (around 10 inches in diameter). Eat or freeze within a day or two. The frozen Afghan naan reheats very well in a 400-degree oven for 5-6 minutes.

Please use email afghanbreadco[at]gmail.com with questions or for availability and pricing of special orders.