Oum Ali

Ingredients

1 gram large sheet of puff pastry (about 90 g/ 3 oz)/ 120 raisins (or 5 to 6 sheets of small 120 grams (4 oz) flaked almonds and pistachios, a few chopped apricots

1 litre milk

300 milliliters double cream

90 grams (3 oz) sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 150C degrees

Lightly butter the puff pastry (optional).

Place the one large sheet of puff pastry sheet on an oven tray. and bake for 25 minutes or until crisp and brown. Remove from the oven and raise the oven temperature to 240C degrees.

Butter the baking dish.

Crumple the pastry into a baking dish, scatter the raisins, fruit and nuts in between layers

In a saucepan on the top of the stove bring the milk , cream and sugar to the boil. Pour this over the pastry. Sprinkle with cinnamon, flaked almonds, and ground pistachios.

Place dish in oven for 20 minutes or until the top is browned.

Serve hot.