Phyllo Dough Apple Strudel Food

GERMAN APPLE STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large saucepan, combine the apples, brown sugar and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the apples soften and breakdown, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
• Meanwhile, combine the apple juice and raisins in a small bowl and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Combine the cinnamon, granulated sugar and pecans in a small bowl. Lay out a sheet of phyllo dough. Brush with butter, sprinkle with some pecan-sugar mixture and put another phyllo sheet on top. Repeat this process until all the sheets and pecan-sugar mixture are used up.
• Drain the raisins and stir them into the apples. On the last buttered sheet, put the apple mixture in a line across the sheet horizontally, leaving 1 inch on each side. Carefully roll the pastry away from you to enclose the filling, making a log.
• Close the ends with your fingers, brush the top with butter and sprinkle extra brown sugar on top. Transfer the strudel to the prepared baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned and crisp on top, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool. Slice with a serrated knife into 2-inch pieces and serve with whipped cream.

EASY APPLE STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place raisins, water and extract in a large microwave-save bowl; microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-1/2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. Drain. Add apples, 1/3 cup sugar, flour and cinnamon; toss to combine., In a small bowl, mix melted butter and oil; remove 2 teaspoons mixture for brushing top. Place 1 sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface; brush lightly with some of the butter mixture. (Keep remaining remaining phyllo covered with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Layer with 7 additional phyllo sheets, brushing each layer with some of the butter mixture. Spread apple mixture over phyllo to within 2 in. of 1 long side., Fold the short edges over filling. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting from the side with a 2-in. border. Transfer to a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Brush with reserved butter mixture; sprinkle with remaining sugar. With a sharp knife, cut diagonal slits in top of strudel., Bake until golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

CINNAMON APPLE STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stack layers of dough brushing each layer with butter before topping with next layer. Brush top layer with butter. In a bowl combine apples, raisins, sugar and cinnamon. Spoon filling down the left longside of phyllo rectangle. Fold top edge down and bottom edge up by about 2 inches to cover filling. Roll dough up along long side to enclose filling. Brush log with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and puffed.

PHYLLO APPLE STRUDEL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cinnamon, breadcrumbs, lemon zest, sugar, and diced apple.
• Divide package of phyllo into half (each half makes one strudel).
• Brush each sheet of pastry with melted butter.
• Top with another sheet of pastry and repeat until half of phyllo is used.
• Sprinkle lightly with additional breadcrumbs.
• Divide apple filling in half and spread along length of layered phyllo.
• Roll phyllo loosely over filling to create a roll and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
• Brush generously with butter.
• Repeat with remaining phyllo and apple filling.
• Bake@ 400 for 20 minutes, reduce to 350 and bake for an additional 10 minutes Dust cooled strudels with icing sugar.

APPLE STRUDEL BAKLAVA

Steps:

• Mix together apples, brown sugar, lemon juice and zest and apple pie spice. Set aside.
• Brush 9x13 pan with butter. Carefully unfold phyllo dough package. Take one sheet, lay it in pan, brush with melted butter. Repeat four more times.
• Top with apple mixture and sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
• Take the remaining five sheets of phyllo and place on top of apples/pecans, one at a time, brushing each with melted butter.
• Brush top with melted butter and sprinkle with additional apple pie spice. With a very sharp knife, cut the top phyllo sheets into triangles (cutting diagonally across pan).
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put sugar, honey and water in saucepan. Over medium heat, bring to a boil while stirring. Turn to low and keep warm.
• Pour warm syrup over apple strudel.
• Serve warm or cold.

EASY APPLE-PECAN STRUDEL

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Combine dry pudding mix, nuts, flour, lemon zest and cinnamon in large bowl. Add apples; toss until evenly coated.
• Unfold phyllo sheets; cover with plastic wrap, then a damp towel. Spray 1 phyllo sheet with cooking spray; top with 5 of the remaining phyllo sheets, spraying each sheet with additional cooking spray before using as directed.
• Spoon half the apple mixture down one short side of phyllo stack, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold over both long sides of phyllo, then roll up, starting at apple-topped short side. Place, seam side down, on parchment-covered baking sheet. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets and apple mixture. Brush with butter. Cut diagonal slits in top of each.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until golden brown. Cool 5 min. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm.

APPLE STRUDEL

Steps:

• Mix apples with raisins, lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon, and almonds; set aside.
• Place 1 phyllo leaf on a kitchen towel and brush with melted butter.
• Place a second leaf on top and brush with butter again.
• Repeat until 5 leaves have been used, using about 1/2 cup of butter.
• Cook and stir bread crumbs with 1/4 cup of butter until lightly browned.
• Sprinkle 3/4 cup crumbs on the layered phyllo leaves.
• Mound 1/2 of the filling in a 3-inch strip along the narrow end of the phyllo, leaving a 2-inch border.
• Lift towel, using it to roll leaves over apples, jelly roll fashion.
• Brush top of the strudel with butter and sprinkle with 2 tbsp crumbs.
• Repeat the entire procedure for the second strudel.
• Bake the strudels at 400°F for 20 to 25 minutes, until browned.
• NOTE: Frozen phyllo leaves for strudel can be found at most supermarkets in the frozen foods sections.

MINI APPLE STRUDELS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the apples, sugar, walnuts, flour and cinnamon. Set aside., Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface (keep remaining dough covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out). Spray with butter-flavored spray., Fold in half widthwise; spray again with butter-flavored spray. Spoon a scant 1/3 cup filling onto phyllo about 2 in. from a short side. Fold side and edges over filling and roll up. Place seam side down on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Repeat., With a sharp knife, cut diagonal slits in tops of strudels. Spray strudels with butter-flavored spray. Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.

PHYLLO APPLE STRUDEL PURSES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 farenhiet. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Combine brown sugar, dried cherries, walnuts and cinnamon in a small bowl. Add apples and stir to evenly coat apples with sugar. Work with one sheet of phyllo at a time and keep remaining sheets covered. Fold phyllo cross-wise then lengthwise into quarters. Scoop one fourth of apple mixture ontu center of folded phyllo. Bring corners and sides of phyllo up into a bundle and pinch tightly at center to hold closed. Place bundle on prepared pan. Immediately brush phyllo with one teaspoon of the butter and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon sugar. Repeat with remaining apple mixture and three sheets of phyllo. Bake 15 minutes or until phyllo is browned and apple juices begin to sizzle.