Umm Ali
A flavor combination like bread pudding and baklava, made with Palmier cookies
Ingredients
- 1 14 oz pkg palmier cookies
- 1 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 cup full-fat milk
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 2 drops almond extract
- 1/4 cup pistachios
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 1/4 cup dried cherries Experiment with your favorite nuts and dried fruit!
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or clotted cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Break up ¾ of the palmiers into pieces into a shallow 9×9 pan.
- Lightly chop nuts & fruit mixture and add them to the palmiers.
- Cover with the shredded coconut.
- Heat milk, condensed milk and almond extract in a saucepan till warm and blended together.
- Pour the milk over the palmiers, fruit and nuts.
- Leave for 5 minutes to allow ingredients to soak up some of the milk.
- Break up the remaining palmiers and sprinkle them over the top.
- Dot with cream or clotted cream.
- Place the dish under the broiler for five minutes or bake uncovered for 8-10 minutes till the sweet sauce is bubbling on the sides and the top turns nicely golden brown.
- Turn off the heat and leave the bread pudding in the oven for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve immediately.