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Batheeth

Date-paste sweets with toasted whole wheat flour, butter and walnuts.

Batheeth — illustrative food image

About Batheeth

Sawsan Abu Farha presents batheeth as a traditional Emirati date sweet served with coffee. Her walnut version combines date paste, toasted whole wheat flour and cardamom-infused butter, shaped into small balls.

The dates bring sweetness to balance the coffee’s bitterness. Toasted flour adds a nutty aroma, ginger contributes warmth, and walnuts provide the crunch described by the author.

The smooth date paste binds the flour and butter into a rich mixture. Rounded portions offer a soft centre, with an optional sesame coating around the outside.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk, Walnut.

Optional additions: Sesame.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Batheeth

Sawsan Abu Farha’s traditional Emirati walnut batheeth balls.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • DateME date paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader date-paste link; actual named prepared product29, full product formula unspecified.
  • Whole wheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed
  • Butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed
  • Chopped walnuts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Walnut source-confirmed. Required list32 and flavour18; exact addition stage omitted by method35–40.
  • Cardamom pods: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader cardamom link; actual bruised pods infused then removed38, temporary contact ingredient.
  • Ground ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Sesame seeds (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed. Named seed option17 selected for optional coating40; no unspecified nut-coating union.
  • Coffee: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Serving17, exact beverage preparation/additions unprovided.

Origins & food traditions

Countries

  • United Arab Emirates
  • QatarCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.

Sources & references
  1. Sawsan Abu Farha’s traditional Emirati walnut batheeth balls