Umm Ali is a delicious Egyptian dessert equivalent to North Americas bread pudding You can serve it warm with a scoop of French vanilla ice cream
Prep Time
5 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
40 mins
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Unroll 1 puff pastry sheet onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to about 17x12-inches. Place on a baking tray.
Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden brown
about 15 minutes.
Break puff pastry into pieces and place in a large bowl. Add raisins
almonds
pine nuts
pistachios
and coconut; toss until well combined. Spread evenly in a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.
Pour milk into a saucepan; stir in sugar and vanilla. Cook over medium-high heat
stirring occasionally
until hot but not quite boiling. Pour over puff pastry mixture in the baking dish.
Return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Turn on the broiler and continue baking until the top is browned
about 2 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving warm.
