Set the oven to 375°F / 191°C and leave it for 15 minutes so the rack is actually hot. Weigh country bread, whole milk, heavy cream, almonds, pistachios, raisins, granulated sugar, fresh coconut, kosher salt, olive oil. Umm ali is cooked in Cairo as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Soak torn bread in sweet milk and cream, scatter nuts and raisins, and bake until the top patches gold. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
