Umm Ali is a delicious Egyptian dessert equivalent to North America's bread pudding. You can serve it warm with a scoop of French vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
- 1 frozen puff pastry , thawed
- 0.25 cups raisins
- 0.25 cups slivered almonds
- 0.25 cups pine nuts
- 0.25 cups chopped pistachio nuts
- 0.25 cups sweetened , flaked coconut
- 5 cups milk
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
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Unroll 1 puff pastry sheet onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to about 17x12-inches. Place on a baking tray.
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Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden brown, about 15 minutes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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