# Um Ali

A simple recipe for Um Ali, a traditional Egyptian dessert, made with only three main ingredients.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 bucket puff pastry
- 1 litre milk
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 2 sachets vanilla powder
- 0.5 cup shredded coconut
- 0.5 cup mixed nuts

## Instructions

1. Put the puff pastry in the oven at 200 degrees.
2. In a pot, mix 1 litre of milk, 2 tbsp of sugar and 2 vanilla powder sachets.
3. Add 1 cup of whipping cream to the milk mixture.
4. Once the puff pastry is baked (golden brown), break it into pieces.
5. In the tajine, layer the broken puff pastry with the optional toppings (coconut, nuts).
6. Pour the milk cream mixture over the pastry in the tajine.
7. Put the tajine in the oven for 5 minutes until it browns.

## Equipment

- oven
- baking tray
- large pot
- whisk
- scissors
- tajine (clay pot)

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5v06ZlMerM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/17c82c7a-c15f-44e9-b6a7-fae790464c79
- Extracted: 2025-04-03

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