Dried cherry and walnut strudel bundles

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1⅛ cup Dried cherries
¾ cup Boiling water
¾ cup Walnuts; ground
6 tablespoons Apricot jam
24 Fresh phyllo pastry sheets or frozen; thawed
6 tablespoons Unsalted butter; melted (3/4 stick)
6 Pieces kitchen string; (6-inch-long)
Powdered sugar

Directions

Place cherries in small bowl. Pour ¾ cup boiling water over. Let stand until softened, about 30 minutes. Drain well. Pat cherries dry with paper towels. Mix cherries, nuts and jam in medium bowl.

Lightly oil heavy medium baking sheet. Stack phyllo sheets on work surface.

Trim to 10-inch square (save scraps for another use). Cover stack with plastic and damp kitchen towel. Place 1 phyllo square on work surface.

Brush lightly with butter. Arrange another phyllo square atop, with corners at a slight angle. Brush lightly with butter. Repeat with 2 more squares, arranging corners at slight angle. Spoon ¼ cup sherry mixture in center of phyllo stack. Lift edges of phyllo and bring together around filling, forming bundle. With string, tie bundle just above filling. Place on prepared sheet. Repeat with remaining phyllo and filling, forming total of 6 bundles. Brush outside of filled portion (but not tops) of each bundle with butter. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover carefully and chill.) Preheat oven to 325F. Bake until phyllo is golden about 35 minutes.

Transfer sheet to rack and cool. Carefully cut string from each bundle.

Sift powdered sugar over bundles and serve.

Serves 6.

Bon Appetit March 1995

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 2009 Calories (kcal); 124g Total Fat; (52% calories from fat); 29g Protein; 224g Carbohydrate; 186mg Cholesterol; 86mg Sodium Food Exchanges: ½ Grain(Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 9 Fruit; 23½ Fat; 5 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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