Cherry Strudel

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (15 ounce) can pitted dark cherries in light syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 puff pastry sheets, thawed for 20 min. at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons melted margarine
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, mix cherries, vanilla, allspice, and cinnamon. set aside.
• 2 unfold one pastry sheet and smooth out with wet fingertips. brush top with 1/4 of melted margarine.
• 3 spread 1/2 of filling along a short side of pastry sheet. slowly roll up from short side, jelly-roll style; fold ends under.
• 4 place strudel, seam side down, on non-stick baking sheet. brush with 1/4 of melted margarine.
• 5 repeat using other pastry sheet, remaining cherry mixture, and margarine.
• 6 bake 15-20 minute at 400 degrees until golden.
• 7 set baking sheet on wire rack to cool 15 minute.
• 8 transfer strudels to serving platter to cut and serve.
• 9 sprinkle with powdered sugar.