Um Ali (banana & bread dessert)
Toasted bread baked with bananas, nuts and saffron-cardamom milk under whipped cream
Um Ali is Egypt's much-loved warm bread pudding. Here toasted bread is layered with bananas, pistachios, almonds, walnuts and raisins, then covered with saffron and cardamom milk mixed with sweetened whipped cream and baked until bubbling and golden. Rich, creamy and comforting; serve warm.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the filling
To garnish
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Put 2 ripe bananas, ¼ cup pistachios, ¼ cup almonds, ¼ cup walnuts, 3 threads saffron, 2 cups milk, 1 ¾ oz sugar, 4 tbsp raisins and 5 cardamom pods in a pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring now and then.
20 minStep 2: Strain the milk from the nuts and bananas. Leave both to cool. Pick out the cardamom pods.
10 minStep 3: Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease a baking dish with 1 tsp butter and arrange 4 slices bread to cover the base.
Step 4: Spread the nuts and bananas over the bread.
Step 5: Whisk 2 tbsp sugar into ½ cup whipping cream, then mix with the strained milk. Pour it over the bananas.
Step 6: Bake for 20 minutes until bubbling and lightly golden. Garnish with 2 tbsp mixed nuts and serve warm.
20 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 27 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does um Ali (banana & bread dessert) take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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