Umm Ali (Ali's mother)

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 450 g puff pastry, frozen
• 1 liter of milk
• 150 g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 50 g dates
• 50 g hazelnuts, chopped
• 50 g desiccated coconut
• 50 g currants

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

Egyptian dessert

Separate the puff pastry sheets, let them thaw briefly, and bake them side by side on a baking sheet in a preheated oven at 180°C until golden yellow. Then let them cool and tear them into pieces (similar to Kaiserschmarrn). Place half of the puff pastry in a greased, ovenproof dish, spread the filling ingredients on top, and cover with the remaining puff pastry pieces, making a total of about 2 cm thick. Heat the milk, add the sugar, and stir until dissolved. Pour the still-hot milk over the puff pastry. Let the mixture stand for about 10 minutes to swell, then place it in the preheated oven (180°C) and bake for about 20 minutes until the surface is golden brown. Let it cool and serve with tea. Umm Ali (in English: Ali’s mother) is popular with locals and tourists alike and is easy to prepare.