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Easy As Pie APPLE STRUDEL!

Crisp, flaky Phyllo dough crust wrapped around a succulent filling of minced apples and raisins. Seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg. Add the crunch of chopped Walnuts and you have a dessert fit for the Angels! Serve it as I did with a Vanilla sauce or top the Strudel with French Vanilla Ice Cream, the way Dan likes it. Anyway you top it, it's scrumpdiddyishish! Remember to have your ingredients, baking pan and oven ready as Phyllo Dough dries out fast! Bake: 375 for 40 Minutes Grease a baking sheet or use parchment paper.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 10 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

Filling Ingredients

  • Peel and chop the apples and dice up the walnuts. In a mixing bowl combine the apples, raisins,walnuts, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and 1/3 cup bread crumbs.
  • Cut 2 pieces of plastic wrap about 30 inches long and place them on your counter top overlapping the long edges. Quickly unwrap and unroll the Phyllo Dough, then cover it with a couple of damp paper towels to keep it from drying out. Working quickly, lay one sheet of Phyllo on the plastic wrap and brush it with melted butter. Sprinkle with 2 Tsp of bread crumbs.Quickly layer each sheet of Phyllo on top of the other, brushing each sheet with butter and sprinkling each sheet with 2 Tsp Bread Crumbs.
  • Then take your filling and spoon it down the center of the Phyllo dough sheets about 3 inches from each edge. Basically, you want a nice 12 inch by 4 inch pile in the middle leaving dough to fold over the filling. I hope I made that clear enough. I hope!
  • Fold the empty dough over the apples. Don't worry, it's not supposed to cover the entire filling, just holds the filling in place. Then starting at the long side, roll the Phyllo towards you like a jelly roll. Carefully lift the Strudel and place seam side down on the greased baking sheet. Brush with melted butter. Everything is better with butter! Bake 40 minutes until golden brown
  • Remove from the oven and place the baking pan on a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes.
  • Move the strudel over onto a serving platter. Slice crosswise into serving pieces. Enjoy it either hot or cold with vanilla sauce or ice cream! Pat yourself on the back because you will now have your family and friends raving over what a fantastic dessert maker you are! And, it was as easy as pie!