Bseis (sweet date & flour crumble)

Name: Bseis (sweet date & flour crumble)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Emirati
Ingredients: 2 cups pitted dates; 1 cup wheat flour; 3 tbsp ghee; ½ tsp cardamom; 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds (optional)

Recipe No.: E-19

Emirati25 minServes 4

Bseis is a traditional Emirati sweet of dates, flour and ghee, rubbed together into a crumbly mixture or small balls. It is said to have been a filling, quick food in homes, and it is usually served with Arabic coffee. Recipes vary in the ratio of dates to flour and in whether sesame is used on top.

Ingredients for Bseis

2 cupspitted dates
1 cupwheat flour
3 tbspghee
½ tspcardamom
2 tbsptoasted sesame seeds (optional)

Method

Toast the flour over low heat, stirring, for 8 minutes until light golden.
Add the ghee and the mashed dates and stir until the dates soften and spread evenly.
Add the cardamom and keep working the mixture with a strong spoon for 5 minutes.
Shape the mixture into small balls, or press it into a dish, and garnish with the sesame seeds.

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