Recipes · Egyptian · Desserts
Umm Ali (Egyptian Bread Pudding)
One serving has 577 kcal and 12 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (49%), phosphorus (35%), selenium (31%), copper (30%), cobalamin (30%) and thiamin (28%). Ready in 35 minutes.

- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (258 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 40 g Puff pastry
- 150 g Milk, whole
- 30 g Cream, heavy
- 15 g Sugar
- 8 g Raisins
- 8 g Almonds
- 6 g Pistachios
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
Method
- Bake or toast the puff pastry until golden and crisp, then break it into rough chunks in a small baking dish.
- Heat the milk, cream, sugar and vanilla together until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is steaming hot but not boiling.
- Pour the hot milk mixture over the pastry chunks, pressing them down so they soak it up.
- Scatter the raisins, almonds and pistachios over the top.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 20-25 minutes, until the top is golden and bubbling.
- Serve warm, straight from the dish.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 577 kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 50.9 g | |
| Water | 155 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.6 g | 9% |
| Protein | 11.7 g | 24% |
| Tryptophan | 0.15 g | |
| Threonine | 0.41 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.51 g | |
| Leucine | 0.94 g | |
| Lysine | 0.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.23 g | |
| Cystine | 0.13 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.58 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.43 g | |
| Valine | 0.63 g | |
| Histidine | 0.3 g | |
| Fat | 37.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 16.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.3 g | |
| Saturated | 14.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.37 g | |
| Cholesterol | 48.9 mg | |
| Calcium | 226 mg | 23% |
| Copper | 0.27 mg | 30% |
| Iron | 1.8 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 55.3 mg | 18% |
| Manganese | 0.47 mg | 26% |
| Phosphorus | 243 mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 432 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 17 µg | 31% |
| Sodium | 175 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.3 mg | 16% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.54 mg | 49% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.3 mg | 16% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.78 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.2 mg | 15% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 46.9 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.72 µg | 30% |
| Choline | 34.1 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 194 µg | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 95.4 IU | 16% |
| Vitamin E | 2.8 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin K | 8.1 µg | 9% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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