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Om Ali

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Om Ali

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An Egyptian dessert that is said to be dating back to the 13th century. Om Ali is a traditional winter dessert that can be enjoyed all year round.

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  • Vegetarian
  • Egyptian
  • Dessert
Total
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
8 people
Level
Medium
Energy
324 kcal

Method11 steps · about 30 min

  1. Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 F.

  2. Step 2: Cut the puff sheet into squares and place in a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

    Uses 1 Puff pastry sheet (1/2 pound)

  3. Step 3: Poke holes in each pastry square with a fork and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

    Bake puff pastry · 15 minUses cut puff pastry squares

  4. Step 4: In an oven safe dish (2 quarts size), break the baked squares into chunks.

    Uses baked puff pastry

  5. Step 5: Mix in nuts of your choice.

    Uses 1/2 cup mixed nuts · broken baked pastry

  6. Step 6: Pour 2 cups milk into a microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup.

    Uses 2 cups milk for soaking

  7. Step 7: Heat milk in the microwave for 1 minute. Dissolve sugar (2 Tablespoon) in warm milk and add vanilla extract (1/2 teaspoon).

    Uses 2 Tablespoon sugar (or to your liking) · 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract · 2 cups milk

  8. Step 8: Pour milk over the puff pastry and let it soak for 5-10 minutes.

    Soak pastry · 10 minUses baked pastry with nuts · warm vanilla-sweetened milk

  9. Step 9: Spread the Cool Whip (1 cup) over the top evenly. Broil in the oven for 5-10 minutes until top is golden.

    Uses 1 cup Cool Whip (about 115g) · milk-soaked pastry

  10. Step 10: Heat the remaining 2 cups milk and sweeten to your liking with additional sugar as needed.

    Uses remaining 2 cups milk for side · additional sugar, as needed to sweeten the side milk

  11. Step 11: Serve Om Ali hot with the sweetened milk on the side.

    Uses broiled Om Ali pudding · warm sweetened side milk

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