Om Ali famous Egyptian dessert. Om Ali, Omali, Umm Ali, or Oumm Ali (Egyptian Arabic: ام على‎), meaning "Ali's mother" is a traditional Egyptian dessert, and is a national dessert of Egypt. There are numerous variations with different composition. Egypt is famous for its sweets and desserts since ancient times.

A toothsome dessert that has crossed boundaries, basbousa is of Ottoman origin. Found in different countries, it is favoured by people from around the globe. Om Ali is an Egyptian version of bread pudding that dates far back in history, with a questionable bloody backstory. You can have Om Ali famous Egyptian dessert using 11 ingredients and 20 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Om Ali famous Egyptian dessert

It's 2 cup of good quality bread pieces.
It's 2 cup of toasted Cornflakes.
Prepare 500 ml of full fat Milk.
Prepare 1 tablespoon of unsalted Butter.
You need 2 tablespoon of Condensed Milk.
Prepare 1/4 cup of dessicated Coconut.
It's 1 cup of mixed nuts and raisins.
Prepare 1 cup of heavy Cream.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon powder.
You need 1 teaspoon of Vanilla essence.
You need 1 teaspoon of toasted bread crumbs.

Milk soaked, nut loaded puff pastry. I've made it today with puff pastry and find it quite successful. Om Ali is more of a winter dessert as it gives lots of energy to warm up with. This Egyptian dessert contains phyllo dough or puff pastry, milk and nuts.

Om Ali famous Egyptian dessert instructions

Tear some bread and toast them with 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter. We need about 2 cups of bread pieces..
Take a rectangular baking dish (7×7)", place 1 cup of cornflakes at the bottom of the dish..
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of dessicated coconut and mixed nuts and raisins..
Now spread the toasted bread to make a layer..
Next again spread 1 cup of cornflakes, followed by dessicated coconut, mixed nuts and raisins..
Now heat 1/2 litre of milk along with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence..
Let the milk boil and add in 2 tablespoon of condensed milk. Cook in medium low heat until the milk thickens a little..
Add sugar if you like. I didn't add sugar as I like them less sweet to taste. Remove from heat..
Pour this flavourd, little thick milk(warm) over the cornflakes-bread filled baking dish..
The warm milk should fully cover the cornflakes-bread layers..
Preheat oven at 170 degree C for 10 minutes..
Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for about 30 minutes..
In the meantime, take 1 cup of cold heavy cream and whip with electrical beater until they form soft peak..
Keep the whipped cream in the refrigerator again..
After 30 minutes of baking, take out the dish from oven and remove the foil..
Spoon the prepared whipped cream at the top and spread lightly to make a thick layer of cream..
Sprinkle some mixed nuts and raisins. I also sprinkle some toasted bread crumbs..
Again bake the dish for 10 to 12 minutes or until the top layer becomes golden brown..
Delicious om ali dessert is ready now. When the dish become cools down, cut in individual pieces and place to serving dish..
Spoon some whipped cream and serve to your family and friends..

Use any kind of nuts that you would like and eat it with a spoon. Legend has it that Om Ali was the first wife of the sultan Ezz El Din Aybek. When the sultan died, his second wife had a dispute with Om Ali, resulting in the second. You could think of Om Ali as the Egyptian cousin of the ever-so-popular bread pudding. Apparently, Dina is famous for her Om Ali and I had no idea.