Apple strudel

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

6 c Apples; tart sliced
3/4 c Raisins
1 tb Lemon rind; grated
3/4 c Sugar
2 ts Cinnamon
3/4 c Almonds; ground
8 oz Fillo leaves; 1/2 box thawed
1 3/4 c Butter;(no margarine) melted
1 c Bread crumbs; finely crushed

Instructions:

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.