Apples In Phyllo

Total Time: 48 mins Cook Time: 48 mins

Ingredients

• 18 sheets phyllo dough (1 box contains 20)
• 3/4 lb butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups ground walnuts
• 7 medium granny smith apples, peeled,cored and chopped
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 5/8 cup brown sugar
• 5/8 cup maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon mace

Recipe

• 1 mix apples with lemon juice to prevent browning.
• 2 mix in remaining ingredients below apples.
• 3 follow directions on phyllo package to keep sheets from drying out.
• 4 cut phyllo sheets in half lengthwise (not crosswise).
• 5 working quickly, place one cut sheet of phyllo on damp towel (short end towards you) and brush sparingly with melted butter.
• 6 sprinkle with 2 teaspoons walnut crumbs.
• 7 place another half sheet over the first, brush with melted butter.
• 8 place 1/2 cup of filling on short end of phyllo approximately 2 inches from edge.
• 9 add some of the juice from the filling as you make each bundle (don't worry if it leaks a little as you roll).
• 10 fold end over filling, roll once then fold in both sides by one half inch.
• 11 roll to other end.
• 12 press side seams and place on a baking sheet which has been sprayed with pam.
• 13 cover with damp towel.
• 14 repeat with remaining phyllo dough and filling.
• 15 one large baking sheet should hold 9 bundles.
• 16 once tray is full, brush each bundle with melted butter and bake in preheated 400 degree oven for about 24 minutes.
• 17 make second tray while first one is baking.
• 18 as soon as bundles are done, remove from oven and tilt baking sheet.
• 19 brush the run-off juice over each bundle while still warm.