Umm Ali

Make Umm Ali at home

Ingredients

• 6 sheets puff pastry, baked and broken up (or 4 cups torn croissants)
• 4 cups whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds, pistachios and walnuts
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp butter

How it's made

1. Heat the oven to 375F and butter a deep baking dish.
2. Bake the puff pastry until golden, cool and break into pieces.
3. Layer the pastry pieces in the dish with the nuts, coconut and raisins.
4. Warm the milk, 1/2 cup of the cream and sugar until the sugar dissolves, then add the vanilla.
5. Pour the hot milk over the pastry until it is soaked.
6. Whip the remaining cream lightly and spread over the top, then dust with cinnamon.
7. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until bubbling and browned in spots.
8. Serve hot.