Recipe of Apple Strudel - Food Recipes

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Title: Apple Strudel
Categories : Cakes, Fruits
Serving size: 12 Servings 1/2 c Sugar 1/3 c Walnuts;finely chopped 1/4 c Raisins 1 ts Lemon peel 1 ts Cinnamon 1 1/2 lb Golden Delicious Apples 6 Phyllo pastry sheets, thawed 1/2 c Butter, melted and cooled 6 Cinnamon-honey graham cracke ------------------------CONFECTIONER'S SUGAR GARNISH------------------------ Heat oven to 400 F. Lightly grease a jelly-roll pan In a large bowl, mix sugar, walnuts, raisins, lemon peel and cinnamon. Peel, quarter and core apples. Cut into 1/2 inch chunks. Toss with sugar mixture, Put a kitchen towel on the work surface with one long side nearest you. Place 1 sheet phyllo on towel(keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap to prevent drying)Brush entire surface with about 1 tablespoon butter, then sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cracker crumbs. Layer 5 more sheets in the same manner, brushing each with butter and sprinkling with crumbs. Mound apple mixture across side of phyllo nearest you, 1 1/2 inches in from the sides and ends.Fold short ends of phyllo over filling. Using towel as a guide, gently roll up strudel tightly, enclosing the filling. Lift carefully(On towel)and place seam side down on prepared jelly-roll pan. Brush top with butter,. Bake 35-40 minutes until golden. Cool in pan on wire rack. Use 2 spatulas to transfer to cutting board. To serve, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Cut into 1-inch-thick slices. Formatted for MM7 by Marge Nemeth-GNFK05B -----