| Puff Pastry with Nuts and Whipped Cream (Om Ali) | |
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| Category | Egyptian recipes |
| Time | prep: 35 minutes |
Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes
| Cuisine of Egypt
Om Ali Dessert
Om Ali is a Traditional Egyptian dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1¼ cups white sugar, divided
- 4 cups milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Procedure
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Place the pastry sheets in the baking dish and place the dish in the oven. Watch it closely. When the top layer turns crunchy and golden, remove it from the oven. Continue until all the sheets are cooked.
- Preheat the oven broiler.
- In a bowl, combine walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins, coconut and ¼ cup sugar. Break cooked pastry into pieces and stir into nut mixture. Spread mixture evenly in 9x13 inch dish.
- Bring milk and ½ cup sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Pour over nut mixture.
- Beat the heavy cream with the remaining ½ cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread evenly over nut mixture in dish.
- Place dessert under oven broiler until top is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.
Preparation time 30 minutes
Waiting time 5 minutes
Total time 35 minutes
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