Recipe - Harvest Festival Fruit Strudels

One half cup Sugar
One half cup Port or other sweet red wine
1 tablespoon Grated orange rind
1/3 cup Fresh orange juice
2 pack (8 oz) dried mixed friut;
minced
1 3inch cinnamon stick
5 1/3 cup Diced cooking apple; (about
2 pounds)
One fourth cup Stick margarine
4 teaspoon Vegetable oil
One half cup Dry breadcrumbs
One half teaspoon Freshly grated nutmeg
16 Sheets frozen phyllo dough;
thawed
Cooking spray

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to a boil,
stirring occasionally. Cover, reduce heat and simmer fruit mixture 35
minutes or until liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Remove fruit
mixture from heat and stir in apple. Cool, uncovered and discard cinnamon
stick.

2. Combine the margarine and oil in a small saucepan; cook over low heat
until the margarine melts, stirring well. Combine the breadcrumbs and
nutmeg in a small bowl.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

4. Place 1 phyllo sheet on a large cuting board or work surface (cover the
remaining dough to keep from drying) and lightly brush with margarine
mixture. Sprinkle 1 One half tsp of the breadcrumb mixture lengthwise down the
4 inch center section of phyllo. Spoon 1/3 cup of fruit mixture onto the
breadcrumb mixture about 2 inches from one short end, spreading fruit
mixture to form a 4 x 2 inch rectangle.

5. Fold one long side of phyllo over filling and repeat with other long
side, overlapping the phyllo. Starting at short edge with filling, roll up
phyllo jellyroll fashion. (Do not roll tightly, or the strudel may split.)
Place strudel, seam side down on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
Lightly coat strudel with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with the
remaining phyllo, margarine mixture, breadcrumb mixture, and fruit mixture.

6. Bake for 30 minutes or until strudel is golden brown Serve warm or at
room temperature.

Recipe taken from an article entitled "Sweet Remembrances" by Greg Patent.

Recipe by: Cooking Light Magazine October 1997 p. 119

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97 #307 by Linda Shapiro lss@coconet.com on
Nov 24, 1997