Recipe#11306

Title: Apple Strudel 06

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Yield: 6 servings
 6 c  Apples; Tart, Sliced
 1 tb Lemon Rind; Grated
 2 ts Cinnamon
 8 oz Fillo Leaves; 1/2 Box,Thawed
 1 c  Bread Crumbs; Finely Crushed
 3/4 c  Raisins
 3/4 c  Sugar
 3/4 c  Almonds; Ground
 1 3/4 c  butter, melted
 Mix apples with raisins, lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon, and almonds.
 Set aside.  Place 1 fillo leaf on a kitchen towel and brush witl
 melted butter. Place a second leaf on top and brush with butter
 again.  Repeat until 5 leaves have been used, using about 1/2 c of
 butter.  Cook and stir bread crumbs with 1/4 c of butter until
 lightly browned.  Sprinkle 3/4 cup crumbs on the layered fillo
 leaves.  Mound 1/2 of the filling in a 3-inch strip along the narrow
 end of the fillo, 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 T crumbs.  Repeat the entire
 procedure for the second strudle.  Bake the strudels at 400 degrees
 F. for 20 to 25 minutes, until browned. Makes 2 strudels, 6 to 8
 servings each. NOTE: Frozen fillo leaves for strudel can be found
 at most supermarkets in the frozen foods sections.