Pav | Ladi Pav

• Prep Time: 30 Mins
• Bake Time: 20 - 25 Mins
• Proofing Time: 2.5 hours
• Yield: 4 - 5 Pieces

Ingredients:

• Maida flour - 2 cups
• Milk (warm) - 1/2 cup
• Sugar - 2 tsp
• Yeast - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Oil -  3 tbsp
• Butter - 1-2 tsp

Preparation:

1. Add warm milk, sugar and yeast in a bowl, mix well. Cover and keep aside for 15 minutes.
2. Add Maida, 1 tbsp oil, salt and yeast mixture to a  mixing bowl, mix well. If required add milk gradually and make a sticky dough.
3. Now take the dough on a flat surface, add little flour and oil, knead for 10 minutes till it becomes soft dough and does not stick to hands.
4. Proofing: Tuck the dough. Apply oil on the dough and keep it in a greased bowl. Cover the bowl with a plate and keep aside for 2 hours proofing.
5. Once proofing is done, knead the dough again and divide into equal portions.
6. Make small dough balls and tuck them.
7. Keep all the dough balls in a greased baking tin and cover it with a plate, keep aside for 30 minutes proofing.
8. Once proofing is done, brush the dough with oil and milk . 
9. Keep the baking tin inside the oven. Set the oven to convection mode and bake at 180°c for 20-25 minutes.
10. Take out the baking tin from oven. Apply butter on pav, cover with wet cloth and leave for 10-15 minutes.
11. Soft pav / ladi pav is ready to have with tea /coffee. You can use this for making Vada pav / Pav bhaji / Dabeli.