Middle Eastern · Dessert

Al Batheeth Date and Browned Flour Sweets

Name: Al Batheeth Date and Browned Flour Sweets
Total time: 1 h 3 min
Yield: Makes about 12 ovals
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 150 g wholemeal flour; 160 g dates, pitted and chopped; 60 g ghee; 1 cardamom pod, bruised; ½ tsp ground ginger; 1 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting

Wholemeal flour toasted until nutty, then worked with chopped dates and cardamom ghee into small smooth ovals. A keepable, not-too-sweet treat dusted with icing sugar.

YieldMakes about 12 ovals
Hands-on30 min
Total1 h 3 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Sweets

150 gwholemeal flour
160 gdates, pitted and chopped
60 gghee
1cardamom pod, bruised
½ tspground ginger

To serve

1 tbspicing sugar, for dusting

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Date
Ginger
Cardamom

Taste

Sweet
Bitter
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Chewy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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Ingredients

Sweets

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