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Om Ali
SUBMITTED BY:
NANCY GIRGIS
PHOTO BY:
Asli Onser
"It's an Egyptian dessert that contains phyllo dough or puff pastry, milk and nuts. 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 wife's death. To celebrate, Om Ali made this dessert and distributed it among the people of the land."
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PREP TIME
30 Min
COOK TIME
5 Min
READY IN
35 Min
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1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped hazelnuts
1 cup raisins
1 cup flaked coconut
1 1/4 cups white sugar, divided
4 cups milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Place the pastry sheets in the baking dish and place the dish in the oven. Watch it closely. When the top layer turns crunchy and golden, remove it from the oven. Continue until all the sheets are cooked.
Preheat the oven broiler.
In a bowl, combine walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins, coconut and 1/4 cup sugar. Break cooked pastry into pieces and stir into nut mixture. Spread mixture evenly in 9x13 inch dish.
Bring milk and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Pour over nut mixture.
Beat the heavy cream with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread evenly over nut mixture in dish.
Place dessert under oven broiler until top is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.
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Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2003 by ANTHONY HORWOOD
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ANTHONY HORWOOD
Oct. 8, 2003
Great dessert. Sweet and hugely "more-ish". I recommend varying the nuts and fruit to include flaked almonds and sultanas mixed with chopped dates. I live in the Middle East and eat Om Ali from the finest hotels here and this recipe is as good as any of them.
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Great dessert. Sweet and hugely "more-ish". I recommend varying the nuts and fruit to include...
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Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2007 by NANCYMOSTAFA
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NANCYMOSTAFA
Apr. 26, 2007
I am Egyptian and have been looking for a good Om Ali recipe, similar to the one I adore in Egypt. This IS it! Thanks Nancy for sharing a wonderful recipe - anymore Egyptian/Mediterranean recipes, please share!
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Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2003 by ECKERTD
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ECKERTD
Oct. 8, 2003
My wife and I honeymooned in Egypt in July 2001. We first had this dessert at a little place called Paprika's in Cairo, and INSTANTLY fell in love with it! This recipe is quick, easy, and really captures the taste as we remember it. Doug & Michelle Eckert (East WIndsor, NJ)
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Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2006 by
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MYKIDSMOM5
Jun. 25, 2006
Wow! Just delicious!
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Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2004 by
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WildRose
Dec. 31, 2004
This is a special (BUT SUPER RICH!) treat!!! What's that about this not being presentable?? Be creative! If a dish tastes great, then it most certainly can be made to look great, too! I cut the philo pastry into long strips, putting a layer of strips on the bottom of the pan, covering with half the nut mixture, layering with the rest of the pastry, and topping with the leftover nuts. Also, I cut down on the sugar... for me, sweet with 1/2 cup in the milk & 1/2 cup in the cream!
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Reviewed on Apr. 7, 2008 by tina26
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tina26
Apr. 7, 2008
Great for dessert or even at breakfast time. Also I use croissants instead of filo pastry, just break them up into small pieces it's very easy. I also sprinkle a little saffron on the top for 'decoration' :-)
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Great for dessert or even at breakfast time. Also I use croissants instead of filo pastry,...
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Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2005 by Anna B.
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Anna B.
Nov. 22, 2005
I thought this was absolutely amazing! I wouldn't change a thing!
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I thought this was absolutely amazing! I wouldn't change a thing!
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Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2003 by LIZ FORBES
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LIZ FORBES
Nov. 10, 2003
this tastes very good, sweet, and the whip cream is nice, but it isn't that "pretty" not something i would make to impress anyone, but a good dessert for the family to use up leftover pastry.
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this tastes very good, sweet, and the whip cream is nice, but it isn't that "pretty" not...
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