Tamriya with Biscuits

Ingredients

• 3 cups pitted dates
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup fine semolina (farikha flour)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup plain crushed biscuits
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
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• Fatima Zahwi Ghamloush
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Method

1. Soak the dates in 1/4 cup water for a while until they become soft.
2. In a pan over heat, toast the semolina briefly until its color changes, then add the cardamom, cinnamon, butter, sugar, and crushed biscuits.
3. Then add the dates and stir well for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat once you have a date dough.
4. Shape the mixture into balls.
5. Dip the balls, as desired, in ground pistachios, sesame, grated coconut, or crushed biscuits.