Harvest-Festival Fruit Strudels

Although these are connected to Sukkoth, you can make them any time of the year because dried fruits and fresh apples, which go into the pastry, are always available. The only fat in this recipe comes from the small amount of margarine and oil used to brush the sheets of phyllo.

Yield: 16 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2  cup  sugar
• 1/2  cup  port or other sweet red wine
• 1  tablespoon  grated orange rind
• 1/3  cup  fresh orange juice
• 2  (8-ounce) packages dried mixed fruit, diced
• 1  (3-inch) cinnamon stick
• 5 1/3  cups  diced cooking apple (2 pounds)
• 1/4  cup  stick margarine
• 4  teaspoons  vegetable oil
• 1/2  cup  dry breadcrumbs
• 1/2  teaspoon  freshly grated nutmeg
• 16  sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer fruit mixture 35 minutes or until liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Remove fruit mixture from heat, and stir in apple. Cool, uncovered, and discard cinnamon stick.

Combine the margarine and oil in a small saucepan; cook over low heat until the marga-rine melts, stirring well. Combine the breadcrumbs and nutmeg in a small bowl.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Place 1 phyllo sheet on a large cutting board or work surface (cover the remaining dough to keep from drying), and lightly brush with margarine mixture. Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of the breadcrumb mixture lengthwise down the 4-inch center section of phyllo. Spoon 1/3 cup of fruit mixture onto the breadcrumb mixture about 2 inches from one short end, spreading fruit mixture to form a 4 x 2-inch rectangle. Fold one long side on phyllo over filling, and repeat with other long side, overlapping phyllo. Starting at short edge with filling, roll up phyllo jelly-roll fashion. (Do not roll tightly, or the strudel may split.) Place strudel, seam side down, on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Lightly coat strudel with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with the remaining phyllo, margarine mixture, breadcrumb mixture, and fruit mixture. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until strudel is golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

233 (22% from fat)

Fat:

5.7g (sat 1g,mono 2g,poly 2.3g)

Protein:

2.4g

Carbohydrate:

45g

Fiber:

1.3g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

1.8mg

Sodium:

161mg

Calcium:

25mg