~306 cal · 6g protein · 57g carbs · 5g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Soft golden date-spiced flatbreads
🇰🇼 Kuwait City
Khameer are the soft, subtly sweet yeast breads of the Gulf, flavored with date syrup, cardamom, and sometimes saffron, and cooked on a griddle until golden. In Kuwait they are a cherished breakfast, split and spread with cream cheese, honey, or more date syrup and eaten with karak tea.
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Ingredients
Serves 6 —
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3 cups flour
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3 tbsp date syrup
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1 tsp cardamom
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a pinch saffron
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2 tsp yeast
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1 tbsp sugar
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as needed warm water
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2 tbsp oil
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1 tsp salt
Instructions
1
Mix the flour, date syrup, cardamom, saffron, yeast, sugar, salt, oil, and warm water into a soft dough.
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Let it rise until doubled.
3
Divide and flatten into rounds.
4
Griddle on both sides until golden and cooked through.
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Split and serve warm with cream, cheese, or honey and karak tea.
Kuwait City tradition.
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Kuwait City. A Gulf capital where prawns meet spiced rice.
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Kuwait. A Gulf city-state where the sea sets the table.
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Asia. From street-cart woks to slow monastery kitchens.
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