Khameer Bread (leavened bread)

Recipe No.: E-15

Emirati110 minServes 6

Khameer is an old Emirati home bread made from flour and yeast, flavoured with cardamom and saffron, and eaten at breakfast with cheese, eggs or date syrup. Emirati newspapers describe it as "bread from the good old days", meaning the time of the old family homes.

Ingredients for Khameer Bread

• 3 cupsall-purpose flour (about 400 g)
• 1 tspinstant yeast
• 2 tbspsugar
• ½ tspsalt
• 1 tspground cardamom
• A pinch ofsaffron soaked in 2 tbsp warm milk
• 1 cupAbout (240 ml) warm milk or water, plus a little extra if needed
• 2 tbspghee (samn) or oil
• Sesame seeds to top (optional)
• To serve
• date syrup, honey, cheese or fried eggs

Method

1. Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, salt and cardamom in a large bowl.
2. Add the saffron with its milk, the ghee and the warm milk gradually, and knead 8 to 10 minutes until the dough is smooth, elastic and slightly soft.
3. Cover the dough and leave in a warm place for 1 to 1½ hours until doubled.
4. Divide into 6 balls, rest 10 minutes, then roll into discs about 5 mm thick and sprinkle with sesame if you like.
5. Heat a heavy skillet or griddle over medium heat and cook each disc for 2 to 3 minutes per side until puffed and browned.
6. Serve warm with date syrup, honey, cheese or eggs.

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