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Apple Strudel

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

1

cup dried bread crumbs

3

/4 cup grated peeled red apple (1 to 2 apples)

1

/2 cup golden raisins

1

/4 cup pitted prunes, coarsely chopped

1

/4 cup honey

2

tablespoons Armagnac or other good-quality brandy

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling

1

/2 teaspoon coarse salt

5

sheets phyllo dough (at least 11 × 14 inches), thawed if frozen

1

/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Confectioners’ sugar and whipped cream, for serving

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 375°F with rack in upper third. Gently stir together bread crumbs, apple, raisins, prunes, honey, brandy, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Set filling aside.

    Step 2

    Brush a sheet of phyllo with butter. Top with 2 sheets, and brush with butter; repeat. Spread with filling. Starting at a short end, roll to enclose filling. Transfer, seam side down, to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

    Step 3

    Bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; cool 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar; serve with whipped cream.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.