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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.

Umm Ali (Egyptian Bread Pudding)
Photo: Miansari66, CC0 · source
  • 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

  1. Bake or toast the puff pastry until golden and crisp, then break it into rough chunks in a small baking dish.
  2. Heat the milk, cream, sugar and vanilla together until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is steaming hot but not boiling.
  3. Pour the hot milk mixture over the pastry chunks, pressing them down so they soak it up.
  4. Scatter the raisins, almonds and pistachios over the top.
  5. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 20-25 minutes, until the top is golden and bubbling.
  6. Serve warm, straight from the dish.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy577 kcal27%
Carbohydrates50.9 g
Water155 mL
Fiber2.6 g9%
Protein11.7 g24%
Tryptophan0.15 g
Threonine0.41 g
Isoleucine0.51 g
Leucine0.94 g
Lysine0.6 g
Methionine0.23 g
Cystine0.13 g
Phenylalanine0.58 g
Tyrosine0.43 g
Valine0.63 g
Histidine0.3 g
Fat37.7 g
Monounsaturated16.5 g
Polyunsaturated4.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-64.3 g
Saturated14.2 g
Trans-Fats0.37 g
Cholesterol48.9 mg
Calcium226 mg23%
Copper0.27 mg30%
Iron1.8 mg10%
Magnesium55.3 mg18%
Manganese0.47 mg26%
Phosphorus243 mg35%
Potassium432 mg9%
Selenium17 µg31%
Sodium175 mg
Zinc1.3 mg16%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.31 mg28%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.54 mg49%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.3 mg16%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.78 mg16%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.2 mg15%
Folate (vitamin B9)46.9 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.72 µg30%
Choline34.1 mg8%
Vitamin A194 µg28%
Vitamin C0.7 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)95.4 IU16%
Vitamin E2.8 mg19%
Vitamin K8.1 µg9%

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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