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Egyptian Umm Ali Recipe- Arabic Crepe Pudding

Written by Kaly in Arabic Dessert

 

Om Ali Egyptian recipe is one of the most famous types of Egyptian and Arabic sweets It can be called the Arabic version of crepe pudding.

This recipe is characterized by its wonderful taste and ease of preparation.

Egyptians eat Umm Ali during wedding times and the month of Ramadan, even if it is not famous because it is a Ramadan dessert, unlike kunafa, Qatayef, and Zainab’s fingers.

 

What is Umm Ali?

It is a crunchy beef paste stuffed with nuts and sugar and covered with milk and cream

 

 

What is the origin of Umm Ali’s recipe?

 

This recipe was named after the wife of one of the kings of Egypt in the Ayyubid era, who wanted the Egyptian people to have a new dessert as a gift for all the people, so she asked the chefs of the royal palace to invent a recipe that would be easy and loved by everyone, and that it be distributed throughout Egypt.

When I cooked this recipe, Umm Ali ate it and was very happy with it. Umm Ali is one of the famous Egyptian sweets

 

Now, let’s start preparing the sweetest recipe for the Egyptian Om Ali

 

INGREDIENTS

  

  1. 2 puff pastry dough
  2. 1 liter milk
  3. Half cup sugar
  4. 1 spoon Vanilla
  5. 1 Roasted nuts to taste / coconut / raisin
  6. 1 cinnamon pinch
  7. Half cup cream
  8. 1 pinch of powdered sugar

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

  1. Take the puff pastry dough out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature until it becomes easy to spread
  2. To prepare the puff pastry, put it in the oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes (or according to the instructions on the box).
  3. Cut the crunchy puff pastry into small pieces
  4. Bring a liter of milk and add half a cup of sugar to it
  5. Add to the milk, sugar and a spoonful of vanilla
  6. Then add the cream
  7. Put the milk on the stove and stir the mixture well until it reaches the boiling point
  8. Add roasted nuts to puff pastry
  9. Add an appropriate amount of grated coconut
  10. Add an appropriate amount of your choice of raisins
  11. Add a small pinch of cinnamon
  12. Mix all ingredients together
  13. Add hot milk to the ingredients and leave until all the milk is absorbed
  14. To make the outer layer, bring a small box of cream and stir well
  15. To make the outer layer, bring some cream and stir well
  16. Spread the cream on umm ali and add a pinch of powdered sugar
  17. Put Umm Ali on the middle rack of the oven and turn on the grill until the top is toasted (just 5 minutes).
  18. Garnish Umm Ali with some ground nuts

 

NOTES

  1. 1-It is preferable to pierce the puff pastry dough with a fork so that all the layers of the puff pastry are crunchy
  2. 2-If you are going to prepare a larger quantity of Om Ali, then each liter of milk should have half a cup of sugar (it is not preferable to have too much sugar)
  3. 3-If the milk used is full fat, you can omit the cream
  4. 4-The milk should be very hot when you put it on the puff pastry dough so that the dough absorbs the milk completely
  5. 5-Umm Aly is served hot usually, but if you want to eat it cold, you must leave it until it cools first and then put it in the refrigerator

 

Step By Step guide

Egyptian Om Ali

Egyptian Umm Ali Recipe- Arabic Crepe Pudding

Kaly
Egyptian Umm Ali Recipe- Arabic Crepe Pudding
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mediterranean
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

  • Oven-pan
  • big bowl
  • silicone spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 2 puff pastry dough
  • 1 liter milk
  • Half cup sugar
  • 1 spoon Vanilla
  • 1 Roasted nuts to taste / coconut / raisin
  • 1 cinnamon pinch
  • Half cup cream
  • 1 pinch of powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Take the puff pastry dough out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature until it becomes easy to spread
  • To prepare the puff pastry, put it in the oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes (or according to the instructions on the box).
  • Cut the crunchy puff pastry into small pieces
  • Bring a liter of milk and add half a cup of sugar to it
  • Add to the milk, sugar and a spoonful of vanilla
  • Then add the cream
    Then add the cream
  • Put the milk on the stove and stir the mixture well until it reaches the boiling point
    Put the milk on the stove and stir the mixture well until it reaches the boiling point
  • Add roasted nuts to puff pastry
    Add roasted nuts to puff pastry
  • Add an appropriate amount of grated coconut
    Add an appropriate amount of grated coconut
  • Add an appropriate amount of your choice of raisins
  • Add a small pinch of cinnamon
    Add a small pinch of cinnamon
  • Mix all ingredients together
  • Add hot milk to the ingredients and leave until all the milk is absorbed
  • To make the outer layer, bring a small box of cream and stir well
  • To make the outer layer, bring some cream and stir well
    cream
  • Spread the cream on umm ali and add a pinch of powdered sugar
    Spread the cream on umm ali and add a pinch of powdered sugar
  • Put Umm Ali on the middle rack of the oven and turn on the grill until the top is toasted (just 5 minutes).
  • Garnish Umm Ali with some ground nuts
    Egyptian Om Ali

Notes

1-It is preferable to pierce the puff pastry dough with a fork so that all the layers of the puff pastry are crunchy
2-If you are going to prepare a larger quantity of Om Ali, then each liter of milk should have half a cup of sugar (it is not preferable to have too much sugar)
3-If the milk used is full fat, you can omit the cream
4-The milk should be very hot when you put it on the puff pastry dough so that the dough absorbs the milk completely
5-Umm Aly is served hot usually, but if you want to eat it cold, you must leave it until it cools first and then put it in the refrigerator
Keyword Arabic Crepe Pudding, Egyptian Om Ali Recipe

 

Resource: Umm Ali

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