How to Make Al-Madlula

Ingredients

• 200 g butter
• For the pudding layer:
• 1 liter milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 200 g cream (or liquid cream)
• 1 teaspoon mastic
• 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
• 2 1/2 cups crushed cookies or toasted bread
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup pistachios
• 1 cup almonds
• 1/2 cup pine nuts

Method

1. Rub the crushed cookies with the butter.
2. Spread half of the crumb over the bottom of the dish.
3. Boil the milk with the cornstarch and sugar until the mixture thickens, then add orange blossom water, mastic, and the can of cream, then pour the mixture over the crumb.
4. Cover the milk with the remaining crumb and sprinkle with walnuts, almonds, pistachios, and pine nuts.
5. Drizzle the remaining butter over the nuts and bake the dish in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 10 minutes.
   Timers: 10 min