Umm-e-Ali is name of a very famous Egyptian bread pudding. Its made with  puff pastry, milk and cream. Its very easy and quick dessert. Instead of bread we use puff pastry in it that’s why its taste is little bit different from regular bread pudding.

Ingredients Of Umm-e Ali

• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 cups cream
• 250 gm. puff pastry
• 1 cup mixed dry fruits
• 1 tsp. vanilla essence
• 1 cup sugar
• Raisins and almonds for garnishing

Cooking Method Of Umm-e-Ali

• Preheat oven at 180 degrees.
• Grease baking tray properly and spread puff pastry on it. Bake for 15 minutes or until puff pastry is golden and puffed. Set it aside.
• Take a pan and heat milk, cream and sugar and vanilla essence. Cook till bubbles are formed in this mixture. Set it aside.
• Now increase the oven temperature to 200 degrees. Grease baking dish and put baked puff pastry in it. Now put dry fruits and pour milk mixture over it. Put some raisins and almonds on top.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until its golden from top.
• You can serve it with whipped cream or with some ice cream.

Umm-e Ali: Egyptian Bread Pudding Recipe (By Chef Amina) is a post from: Neel's Corner

This method of chef Zakir is very different from the basic method of making bread pudding. I make bread pudding with eggs and then i bake it in oven, but in this method he used whole different idea of making bread pudding. Its tasty and very quick to make.

Ingredients Of Bread Pudding

• 1/2 liter milk
• 5 bread slices, remove edges
• 3 tbsp custard powder, any flavor, dissolver in cold water
• Sugar to taste
• 1 tin cocktail fruit, or any fresh fruits
• 1 cup fresh cream
• 100 gm raisins

Method Of Bread Pudding

• Boil the milk, when it boils add sugar according to your taste. When sugar dissolves then add custard, stir continually.
• Now dip bread slices in custard and then arrange them in serving dish on base and on sides of dish.
• Add cocktail or any fresh fruits in custard and cook it for 2-3 minutes. It should be thick in consistency, if you feel that custard is not thick then you can add more custard.
• Add half cream and raisins, stir continually to avoid burning. Cook on medium heat. When mixture becomes smooth then pour it over bread in serving dish.
• When it cool down a little on room temperature then garnish it with remaining cream.
• Serve chilled.

Bread Pudding (by chef Zakir): Recipe is a post from: Neel's Corner