Batheeth

Dates kneaded with toasted flour and cardamom into a pressed sweet.

Ingredients

• 3 cups Dates
• 2 cups Flour
• ¾ cup Ghee
• 1 tbsp Cardamom
• 1 pinch Saffron
• 2 tbsp Sesame seeds

Method

1. Toast the flour — Cook the flour in a dry pan for 20 minutes until golden and fragrant, then cool slightly.
2. Soften the dates — Remove the stones and warm the dates until they are pliable.
3. Knead — Work the dates into the warm flour with your hands until it becomes one smooth mass.
4. Enrich — Add the melted ghee, cardamom and saffron and keep kneading until glossy.
5. Shape — Press firmly into a dish or roll into small balls.
6. Batheeth is ready — Scatter with sesame and serve at room temperature.

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