Jūdhāba of Dates (Jūdhābat al-Tamr)

Ingredients

• 4 raṭl dates
• 10 raṭl water
• raṭl sugar
• raṭl honey
• dirham saffron
• 1 raṭl bread crumb
• 1 raṭl walnuts
• almonds

Instructions

1. Cook four raṭls of dates (with ten raṭls of water, per the editorial variant) until soft; mash by hand and strain.
2. Return to the pot and add sugar, honey, saffron, a raṭl of crumbled bread crumb, and a raṭl of peeled walnuts.
3. Stir until nearly cooked; pack between two dough sheets. Optionally garnish with almonds (then called 'date ʿaṣīda'); it may also be made without sugar or honey.