Name: Puff Pastry with Nuts and Whipped Cream (Om Ali)
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 17.5 oz puff pastry sheets (thawed); 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped); 1 cup pecans (chopped); 1 cup hazelnuts (chopped); 1 cup raisins; 1 cup flaked coconut; 1.25 cup white sugar (divided); 4 cup milk; 1/2 cup heavy cream

Dessert

8 servings

910 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F and butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Bake the puff pastry sheets in the prepared dish until the top layer is crunchy and golden; repeat until all sheets are cooked.

Puff pastry sheets (thawed)

Step 3

Preheat the oven broiler.

Step 4

Combine walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins, coconut and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl.

Walnuts (chopped)Pecans (chopped)Hazelnuts (chopped)RaisinsFlaked coconutWhite sugar (divided)

Step 5

Break the cooked pastry into pieces and stir into the nut and sugar mixture.

Puff pastry sheets (thawed)Walnuts (chopped)Pecans (chopped)Hazelnuts (chopped)RaisinsFlaked coconutWhite sugar (divided)

Step 6

Spread the nut and pastry mixture evenly in a 9x13-inch dish.

Puff pastry sheets (thawed)Walnuts (chopped)Pecans (chopped)Hazelnuts (chopped)RaisinsFlaked coconutWhite sugar (divided)

Step 7

Bring the milk and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil over medium heat, then pour the hot milk over the nut mixture.

MilkWhite sugar (divided)

Step 8

Whip the heavy cream with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form.

Heavy creamWhite sugar (divided)

Step 9

Spread the whipped cream evenly over the nut mixture.

Heavy cream

Step 10

Place the dish under the oven broiler until the top is golden brown, about 10 minutes, and serve hot.

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.