I concocted this with the Um Ali pudding I'd eaten in Egypt in mind - I had half a loaf of day old Turkish bread (known as Tennis Racket Bread in our house - it is oval and quilted and about the size of the head of a tennis racket). It also is like a cross between England's Bread and Butter Pudding and Bread Pudding (two similar sounding but rather different national treasures). I used nuts and fruit I had in the cupboard pretty much by the handful - I'm guessing at 1/4 to 1/2 cup most times.