Umm Ali (egyptian dessert). Umm Ali is a delicious traditional Egyptian dessert equivalent to North America's bread pudding. You can serve it warm with a scoop of French vanilla ice cream. Om Ali, Omali, Umm Ali, or Oumm Ali (Egyptian Arabic: ام على ‎), meaning "Ali's mother" is a traditional Egyptian dessert, and is a national dessert of Egypt.

It is named after the wife of the ruler of the Ayyubid. Umm Ali is a delicious Egyptian dessert that's both easy to make and easy to adapt to your tastes. Give it a try and it will soon become a favorite! You can cook Umm Ali (egyptian dessert) using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Umm Ali (egyptian dessert)

Prepare 500 grams of puff pastery.
Prepare 1/3 cup of walnuts.
You need 1/3 cup of pistachio.
Prepare 1/3 cup of almonds.
It's 3 tbsp of shredded coconut.
It's 1/4 cup of raisins.
You need 4 cup of milk.
It's 1/2 cup of cream.
It's 3/4 cup of sugar.

Try these other comforting desserts: Strawberry rhubarb crisp; Blueberry clafoutis; Pavlova with raspberries and cream; Plus get more dessert recipes in the archives. This Umm Ali is a traditional Egyptian Sweet Pastry Dessert similar to North American bread pudding. It uses puff pastry, raisins, almonds and coconut to make a delicious dessert! Okay, before you run away screaming, hear me out.

Umm Ali (egyptian dessert) step by step

The puff pastery I buy comes cut into squares, if you buy it as one sheet cut it into squares. Spread the puff pastery in the baking sheet and bake it in the oven at 200ºC for 20 minutes or until the pastery has puffed up and is slightly golden brown..
Set the pastery aside to cool down. While waiting for the pastery to cool chop the walnuts, pistachios, and almonds. Mix them together in a bowl and add the coconut to them..
Once the puff pastery has cooled shred half of it and place it into a deep baking dish or pyrex. Spread the nut mixture and raisins over the pastery layer, but save 1-2 tablespoon of the nut mixture..
Shread the rest off the puff pastery and spread over the nut mixture layer. Sprinkle the 1-2 tablespoon of nut mixture on top..
Mix the milk, cream, and sugar in a pan. Heat the mixture until all the sugar has dissolved..
Pour the milk mixture over the puff pastry and nut mixture. Bake in a 180ºC oven for 10 minutes..
This dish is best served hot. Enjoy :).

This Egyptian Sweet Pastry Dessert is totally delicious, easy, and made from really common ingredients. Although there are many recipes, the Egyptian umm ali is usually made by dividing bread or puff pastry into pieces, then mixing it with sugar, milk, and coconut flakes. The mixture is typically sprinkled with raisins, pistachios, and cinnamon, then baked in the oven until the top develops a golden brown color Umm Ali, also called om Ali (translated to Ali's Mother) is a national dish of Egypt. This scrumptious dessert is a Middle Eastern version of bread pudding and is often served with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream on top. Unlike American bread puddings, which typically use stale bread that's first soaked in a sweet liquid, umm Ali.