BATHEETH
Batheeth is a date and spice based Emirati dessert that is usually served with Arabic Qahwa or Black Coffee. Serve it in the crumb form or as balls.
Ingredients
- 250 g dates with seeds removed or ½ cup date paste
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup wheat flour
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- ¼ tsp ginger powder
For Coating:
- some roasted sesame seeds
- coarse nut powder
- dessicated coconut
Instructions
PREPARATION OF THE DATE PASTE:
- Add deseeded dates and water to a heavy bottom pan.
- Heat over low heat and press the dates with a spatula.
- Mix and press till you get a paste.
- Allow the paste to cool a bit.
PREPARATION OF BATHEETH:
- Add wheat flour in a heavy bottomed pan. Place it over low heat.
- Roast the wheat flour, stirring all the time till it becomes golden brown.
- You will get a nutty aroma and smoke will begin to come out from the pan. That's when you remove the pan from the heat.
- Add the date paste.
- Return the pan on to the low heat.
- Mix and heat the mixture, mixing it till you get a soft mixture and flour has been mixed into the paste. This will take about 2-3 minutes.
- Add ginger and cardamom powder. Mix well.
- Add melted butter and mix well.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- Allow the mixture to cool down a bit, just enough that you can roll the balls if you want to.
- Take about a tablespoon of the mixture and roll it into a ball.
- Coat it with sesame seeds, coarse nut powder or coconut.
- Serve with Qahwa or Black Coffee.
Notes
- weigh the dates without the seeds.
- Be careful not to burn the flour, keep stirring it until it turns golden brown.
- can use almonds, walnuts, cashew nuts or a mixture of nuts.
- If you want to shape the mixture into balls, make sure you do so while the mixture is still warm.