Umm ali

Umm ali

Ingredients
250g baked and crushed puff pastry
50g sliced almonds, plus some extra for sprinkling on top
30g chopped pistachios
30g chopped pine nuts
30g chopped sultanas
30g chopped apricots
Zest from one orange
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cardamom pods
400ml whipping cream
200ml milk
50g caster sugar
1 vanilla pod, seeds removed
Method
• Bake the puff pastry according to the instructions on the packet (15-20 minutes at 220 degrees C/428 degrees F)
• Cut the puff pastry into small squares and place in an ovenproof dish. Sprinkle in the nuts and dried fruit.
• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees C/482 degrees F.
• Put 200ml of the cream, plus the milk, sugar, orange zest, cinnamon, cardamom and vanilla pod (cut and scrape the seeds out)into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and pour through a sieve over the pastry in the bowl. Tidy up the pastry so that it is all covered by teh cream.
• Leave to soak for five minutes.
• Whip the remaining 200 ml of cream and spoon onto the creamy pastry mix.
• Bake until golden brown, approximately 15 minutes.
• Scatter some nuts over the top.
• Allow to cool slightly before serving.