Om Ali Food

BEST EVER OM ALI (EGYPTIAN BREAD PUDDING)

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to medium position and preheat the oven's broiler to 200C/390F.
• In an oven safe baking dish, break in half 3/4 of the amount of palmiers, and arrange in layers. Set aside the remaining 1/4 of the palmiers. Add in the nuts, if using. I prefer to serve it on the side as not everyone likes nuts.
• In a medium saucepan, over medium-hight heat, stir together the milk and sugar, until the sugar dissolves, then bring to a boil.
• Pour the boiling milk mixture over the palmiers.
• Use the reserved 1/4 amount of palmers to top the surface of the milk-soaked palmiers. This will create an extra crunchy topping.
• Dot the surface of the dish with spoons of eshta. No need to spread it. If using whipped cream, evenly spread it all over to cover the entire surface of the dish.
• Place the dish under the oven's broiler until bubbling around the edges and the top turns golden brown; about 10 minutes. Keep a close eye over it as it might brown in less time.
• Serve right away, hot with assorted nuts on the side (if you haven't already added them in the dessert before baking)

OM ALI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F.
• Cut the puff sheet into squares and place in a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Poke holes in each square using a fork and bake and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• In an oven safe dish (2 quarts size), break the baked squares into chunks.
• Mix in nuts of your choice.
• Heat milk in the microwave for 1 minute. Dissolve sugar in warm milk and add vanilla extract.
• Pour milk over the puff pastry and let it sink in for 5-10 minutes.
• Spread the whipped cream over the top and broil in the oven for 5-10 minutes until top is golden.
• Serve hot with more sweetened milk on the side.

OM ALI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees 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's broiler.
• In a bowl, combine walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins, coconut and 1/4 cup sugar. Break cooked pastry into pieces and stir into nut mixture. Spread mixture evenly in 9x13-inch dish.
• Bring milk and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Pour over nut mixture.
• Beat the heavy cream with the remaining 1/2 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.

OM ALI, THE EASIEST RECIPE

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat milk with all ingredients for milk. Bring it to boil then let it simmer for 15-20 minutes until the milk is reduced to half.
• Let it cool a bit then add cream and mix well. Set aside.
• In an 8 inch casserole break 10 palmier into large bits. Also, sprinkle raisins.
• Pour milk-cream syrup over broken palmiers.
• Now break the remaining 3 palmiers and sprinkle over the milk.
• Dot the casserole with whipped cream.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven for 15 minutes at 350 F until bubbling hot.
• Then broil for 15 minutes until golden and you see few dark spots on a biscuit.
• Garnish with freshly toasted nuts and serve. (Skip garnish if you don't like nuts.)

UMM ALI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Unroll the puff pastry sheets, and place flat on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until puffed and golden brown.
• Break the puff pastry into pieces, and place in a large bowl. Add the raisins, almonds, pine nuts, pistachios, and coconut, and toss to distribute. Pour into a 9x13 inch glass baking dish, and spread evenly.
• Pour the milk into a saucepan, and stir in the sugar and vanilla. Heat until hot but not quite boiling. Pour over the mixture in the baking dish.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Turn the oven to broil, and broil for 2 minutes to brown the top. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Serve warm.

OM ALI

Steps:

• Break the puff pastry into bite-sized pieces.
• Mix pastry with nuts, raisins and coconut and put in a deep serving dish.
• Put the sugar and milk in a pot and bring to a boil.
• Pour over the pastry, nuts and raisins.
• Spread whipped cream evenly over mixture.
• Bake 25 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Serve, and enjoy.