Umm Ali - Egyptian dessert

Ingredients:

• 500g puff pastry – cut into 6 small square slices
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon
• Thinly sliced ​​almonds - 1/2 cup
• Raisins - 1/2 cup
• Pine nuts - 1/4 cup
• Cream 10% – 2 cups
• Sugar – 1/2 cup
• Cinnamon powder - 1 teaspoon
• Grated nutmeg - 1/4 teaspoon (optional)
• Grated coconut – 1/4 teaspoon
• Crushed pistachios – 1/4 cup (optional)

Preparation:

1. Defrost frozen puff pastry. Preheat oven to 180 C.
2. Place the dough on a greased and lightly floured baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on a wire rack.
3. Place almonds, pine nuts, and cashews on a baking sheet and bake in a hot oven for 5 minutes. Remove and cool.
4. Place milk, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small saucepan, heat, and stir until the sugar dissolves. Do not boil!
5. Tear the puff pastry into pieces and place some in the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with raisins and nuts, then top with milk. Make several more layers in the same manner.
6. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
7. Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving, garnish with pistachios, coconut and nuts.
   The recipe can be made vegetarian by replacing the milk with coconut or almond milk.