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Umm Ali

By Groceree

Also known as Om Ali · Egyptian Bread Pudding

A baking dish of golden, bubbling pastry pudding scattered with nuts and coconut

Baked puff pastry torn into pieces, layered with nuts, raisins and coconut, soaked in hot sweetened milk and cream, and baked until golden and bubbling. Egypt’s best-loved dessert, served warm.

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Servings
6 servings
Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
1 h 15 min

Ingredients

Servings:6
  • puff pastry320 g
  • whole milk750 ml
  • double cream200 ml
  • caster sugar100 g
  • vanilla extract1 tsp
  • pistachios40 g
  • flaked almonds40 g
  • hazelnuts40 g
  • raisins50 g
  • desiccated coconut30 g
  • ground cinnamon½ tsp

Instructions

  1. 01

    Heat the oven to 200°C.

  2. 02

    Unroll the onto a baking tray lined with baking paper, prick it all over with a fork and bake for 15 to 20 minutes until deep golden and crisp. Leave to cool for 10 minutes.

  3. 03

    Break the baked into rough pieces and layer half in a baking dish.

  4. 04

    Roughly chop the and . Scatter half of them over the with half the , and , then add the rest of the and the remaining , , , and .

  5. 05

    Heat the with 100 ml of the , the and the until the dissolves and it just starts to boil.

  6. 06

    Pour evenly over the . Lightly whip the remaining and spread it over the top.

  7. 07

    Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the top is golden and bubbling. Dust with the and serve hot.

Notes

  • Bake the pastry until really crisp first, so it absorbs the milk without collapsing.
  • Pour the milk on hot and bake straight away.
  • Named after the first wife of a 13th-century Egyptian sultan, who is said to have served it at a celebration.

Nutrition per serving

Calories
690 kcal
Protein
12 g
Carbs
52 g
Fat
48 g

Estimated from the ingredients.

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