Zesty Apple Strudel

• 6 cup apples sliced
• 3/4 cup raisins, seedless
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest grated
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup almonds ground
• 8 ounces phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
• 1 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup bread crumbs finely crushed

1. Mix apples with raisins, lemon rind, sugar, cinnamon, and almonds.
2. Set aside.
3. Place 1 fillo leaf on a kitchen towel and brush with melted butter.
4. Place a second leaf on top and brush with butter again.
5. Repeat until 5 leaves have been used, using about 1/2 cup of butter.
6. Cook and stir bread crumbs with 1/4 cup of butter until lightly browned.
7. Sprinkle 3/4 cup crumbs on the layered fillo leaves.
8. Mound 1/2 of the filling in a 3 inch strip along the narrow end of the fillo, leaving a 2 inch border.
9. Lift towel, using it to roll leaves over apples, jelly roll fashion.
10. Brush top of the strudel with butter and sprinkle with 2 tablespoon crumbs.
11. Repeat the entire procedure for the second strudle.
12. Bake the strudels at 400F (200C).
13. for 20 to 25 minutes, until browned.
14. Makes 2 strudels, 6 to 8 servings each.

apples, raisins, lemon zest, sugar, cinnamon, almonds ground, phyllo, butter, bread crumbs

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/zesty-apple-strudel-38246 (may not work)