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Ingredients
- Apple Strudel:
- 1/8 cup apple juice or water with dash of vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
- 1/4 lemon, juiced
- 1 tsp. lemon zest, finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup crushed shortbread cookies, plus more for sprinkling between phyllo sheets
- 1 tablespoon butter, cut into pieces
- 5 sheets phyllo dough from 1 pound package of frozen dough
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted, for brushing phyllo sheets, plus more if needed
- Mulling spice, for sprinkling in between phyllo sheets
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- Confectioners' sugar
- Caramel sauce, purchased
- Glaze:
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 1/2 tablespoons milk or evaporated milk
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, pour the water or apple juice over the raisins and microwave on high for 45 seconds. Let sit for 15 minutes.
Combine the raisins, apples, lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon, brown sugar, cookie crumbs, pecans, and butter in a large bowl.
Remove the phyllo dough from the box, unfold, and cover with a damp towel. Place 1 sheet of phyllo on the work surface and brush lightly with melted butter, sprinkle with additional cookie crumbs and mulling spice. Repeat with the remaining sheets, brushing each with melted butter, sprinkling with crumbs and mulling spice, and stacking when done, being sure to keep the unbuttered phyllo covered.
Place the apple mixture on the nearest third of the phyllo stack, being sure to leave a 2-inch border. Gently lift the bottom edge of the phyllo stack to cover the filling and fold the side edges over. Continue to roll the stack away from you until the filling is completely sealed in and the seam is on the bottom. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Brush the top with melted butter and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Bake for 30 minutes, until golden brown. Pour over the glaze and sprinkle with cinnamon and confectioners' sugar. Pass warm caramel sauce, to drizzle over the strudel.