42 | Experience Emirati Cuisine Khameer Ingredients Flour 1000 gm Ground fennel 2 gm Yeast 3 gm Cardamom powder 2 gm Sugar 30 gm Saffron 1 gm Ghee 30 gm Dates 30 gm Egg yolk 1 unit Water 480 ml Egg 1 unit Sesame seeds 5 gm Instructions 1. In a bowl, mix the flour, cardamom, fennel, and ghee. Knead until the ghee is fully blended into the dough. 2. Heat the dates and saffron with the water to soften. Remove the dates from the water (reserve the water) and mix with the egg yolk, sugar, and yeast. 3. Add the date mixture to the dough and combine. Gradually add the reserved water until a soft dough forms. 4. Cover the dough and let it proof at room temperature until it doubles in volume. 5. Divide the dough into 75-gram portions and shape each into a ball. Let them proof for 10 minutes. 6. Heat the khameer pot. Flatten each ball of dough into discs and brush with water. Place them in the pan, brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with sesame seeds. 7. Once the bottom is golden, transfer the bread to the inside of the pan and continue cooking. 8. When both sides are golden, remove the bread from the pan and brush with ghee.
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