Umm ali

Name: Umm ali
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 850ml Co-op British semi-skimmed milk; ½ x 397g can condensed milk; ½ tsp ground cardamom; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon, plus extra to serve; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 100ml Co-op double cream; 1 tsp Co-op British unsalted butter; 4 Co-op all butter croissants, roughly torn; 2 tbsp Co-op desiccated coconut; 2 tbsp Co-op flaked almonds; 2 tbsp unsalted pistachios, chopped; 2 tbsp Co-op California seedless raisins

https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/umm-ali

Vegetarian

Try making this traditional Egyptian dessert with nuts and spices

Feeds 8
Ready in 40 minutes

Each serving contains

Energy
20%
1708kj 408kcal
Fat
High 34%
24g
Saturates
High 66%
13.2g
Sugar
Med 26%
23.6g
Salt
Low 7%
0.41g

% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 37g

Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

850ml Co-op British semi-skimmed milk
½ x 397g can condensed milk
½ tsp ground cardamom
¼ tsp ground cinnamon, plus extra to serve
1 tsp vanilla extract
100ml Co-op double cream
1 tsp Co-op British unsalted butter
4 Co-op all butter croissants, roughly torn
2 tbsp Co-op desiccated coconut
2 tbsp Co-op flaked almonds
2 tbsp unsalted pistachios, chopped
2 tbsp Co-op California seedless raisins

Ingredients may vary. Always check packaging for allergen information.

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/Gas 4
Stir the milk, condensed milk, cardamom, cinnamon and vanilla extract together in a saucepan
Slowly bring to the boil and simmer gently for 2 mins, stirring occasionally
Add the cream and carefully bring back to the boil, then remove from the heat
Using the butter, grease a round baking dish, roughly 22cm in diameter and 5cm deep, and cover the base with the croissant pieces
Sprinkle over half each of the coconut, almonds, pistachios and raisins, then pour over the milk mixture
Sprinkle over the rest of the ingredients, plus an extra pinch of cinnamon
Bake in the oven for 20-25 mins until golden and bubbling, then leave to stand for 10 mins before serving

This recipe is from My Big Fat Halal Blog