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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (149g) Recipe makes 2 servings
Calories 410
Calories from Fat 125		(30%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 14.0g	21%
	Saturated Fat 1.3g	6%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.9g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 9.5g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 3mg		0%
Potassium 770mg		22%
Total Carbohydrate 76.1g		25%
	Dietary Fiber 11.4g	45%
	Sugars 56.9g
Protein 6.2g		12%
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Ancient Egyptian "date Candy" (For 2 People)

Recipe #229292 | 20 min | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: Annacia
May 22, 2007

Figs, dates, pomegranates and grapes were the only fruits that could be grown in the hot climate. From: Ancient Egyptian Food and Drink. This recipe was from 1600BC and was found on an ostraca. NOTE There are no times given but I'm thinking it would go pretty quickly with the food processor.

SERVES 2 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 cup of fresh dates
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cardamom seed
1/2 cup of fresh ground walnuts
warm honey
fine ground almonds

Directions

1
mix the dates with some water to paste.
2
mix in cinnamon and kardemon seeds.
3
kneed in the walnuts.
4
form balls, spread with honey and cover in the ground almonds.

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From: Chef #1371770

On Sep 2, 2009

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From: Chef #604214

On Nov 2, 2007

this was helpful for my egyptian project in sixth grade

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From: Cilantro in Canada

On Jun 8, 2007

My daughter made these for a project on ancient egypt. The kids in her class liked them. I thought they tasted like the filling from a date square. They were easy to make but I made them quite small. I got about 30 small round balls. Thanks for the recipe.

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From: BarbryT

On Jun 17, 2007

If one stupidly forgos one's stick blender and tries to be authentic, it is not easy to make a paste out of dates. One has to admire the cooks of the day. The flavor is just wonderful...the cardamom seeds are a little burst of concentrated but delightful flavor. I made mine tiny--marble size--because they are really an intense sweetmeat.