🍪 Batheeth (date and toasted flour sweet)
Batheeth is a traditional Gulf sweet made by kneading soft dates with flour that has been slowly toasted until golden, warm ghee and ground cardamom. The mixture is pressed into small balls or a flat slab that is crumbly yet dense, with a deep caramel sweetness from the dates and a nutty aroma from the toasted flour. It is served in small pieces with Arabic coffee.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 300 g soft pitted dates
- 150 g plain flour
- 80 g ghee
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
Method
- Toast the flour in a dry pan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for 10–15 minutes until golden and fragrant.
- Warm the ghee in another pan, add the dates and mash them over low heat until soft and smooth.
- Take the dates off the heat, add the toasted flour and cardamom and knead with a spoon, then with your hands once cool enough, until it holds together but stays crumbly.
- Press into a small dish and cut into pieces, or roll into bite-sized balls. Serve at room temperature.
How to make it lighter
- Batheeth is very energy-dense, so serve it in small bites — one or two pieces with coffee.
- Use a little less ghee; the dates bind the mixture on their own.
- Store it in individual portions so it is easy to keep track of how much you have eaten.
History
Batheeth is a home-made sweet of the Arabian Peninsula, especially Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the other Gulf countries, where dates have always been a staple, and it is still prepared today to serve guests with coffee.
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