Ingredients
1 lb commercial filo sheets
FILLING
8 apples*
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup currants or raisins
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup butter, melted
TOPPING
1 cup powdered sugar
Directions
*Note- Apples should be cored, peeled and chopped. If desired, 2 cups
canned apples (drained) may be substituted. Defrost frozen filo to
room temperature, 2 to 4 hours. Mix filling in a bowl tossing
ingredients with a spoon. Set aside.
Lay 5 sheets filo flat, one on top of each other, with a little
melted butter brushed between the sheets. Spread 1 cup of filling
along one end. Roll filo over the apple filling so you will have a
long filled tube. Fold side edges over 1/2" so filling won't fall
out. Continue rolling.
Place in a buttered baking pan or cookie sheet. Brush tops
generously with melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Sift
powdered sugar over tops and sides as soon as it is taken out of the
oven and while still hot. When cool, cut into 2" pieces and serve.
Servings: 8 servings
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