♥ Cooking School: apple strudel

Here the second tip regarding the APPLE♥WEEK.

A strudel is a type of sweet layered pastry with a filling inside, its origine is from Trentino Alto Adige (Italy):

♥ Ingredients
1 pound sweet apples peeled, cored and thinly sliced
2/4 cup dried golden raisins
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 slices brown bread, crumbled
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/2 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough
1/4 cup butter, melted

♥ Direction
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. In a bowl, combine apples, raisins, pine nuts, cinnamon, sugar and bread crumbs. Stir well. Put a bit of butter in a pot on fire, add the above mixture and let they become tender and cooked (5 minutes)
3. Spread several sheets of pastry generously with melted butter and lay them on atop the other on a baking sheet. Spread the cooked fruit mixture evenly over the top sheet, then roll the sheets up to form a log shape. Brush with melted butter again.
4.Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes, until pastry is golden brown and fruit is tender.

♥ Serve it with a cup of tea maybe using some wonderful cups by GREENGATE