My fennel-kale phyllo pastries are wonderful, but the phyllo was larger than the space I planned for it to sit so it got pretty beat up and I want to use it up.
So, what to do with phyllo? Well, I do have apples and dried cranberries I've been wanting to use up ...
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- apples, chopped (2 large ones was all I had but more would be good)
- dried cranberries, soaked in rum or bourbon for a couple of hours or overnight (1/4 c)
- pecans or almonds, chopped or sliced (1/2 c)
- sugar (to taste - I used 2 T brown sugar)
- cinnamon (I like a LOT of cinnamon, so about 1-2 T; nutmeg is also good but I'm not a real fan)
- lemon juice (Meyer's lemon juice, about 1 T)
- dash salt
Melt 2-3 T butter w/2 T honey. Lay out a sheet of phyllo and lightly brush it with butter/honey; add another sheet and repeat. I had 10 sheets of phyllo to use up, but about 5 would be good or anything in between.
Put filling on phyllo and roll up like a jelly roll - or put on parchment and tuck up (like picture above) and bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes, until phyllo is browned.
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The melted butter makes it not really low fat, but it's so much better than a pie crust. This would be great with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream!
Actually, I'm defrosting a pack of phyllo sheets in the fridge RIGHT NOW...I've had it for a while, but just haven't used it. ^_^ I made a fruit and nut phyllo before, with dried mangos, walnuts and pecans. The recipe is here:
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It was tasty! This time...I'm thinking I might use phyllo with some bits of chicken or something...not sure, but getting ideas from your recent phyllo posts, hee hee...=)
Oh, I know this is all late, but I did make a chicken phyllo wrap, where the fillings were of diced chicken, onions and sauce...but the pictures didn't quite come out well.
ReplyDeleteI had on hand one sheet of puff pastry left though, so, inspired by your recipe, I made an apple puff pastry thing...like apple pie! =) The picture didn't come out well, but here's the filling part:
- 2 firm apples, diced.
- 1.5 tsp lemon or orange juice
- 2 T brown sugar
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- dash nutmeg
- 2 T butter, cut up.
All that was tossed together and heated on a saucepan till the apples were soft (6-8 minutes), and cooled to room temperature...
Then it was filled into puff pastry triangles (I made only 4) that were sealed with the tines of a fork. A few slits were cut on top of them so that they could vent, and they were sprinkled all over with sugar and baked at 400 degrees F for about 15-20 minutes...and yummy! Apple Turnovers were made! ^_^
Great warm, served with vanilla ice cream (sprinkle some cinnamon on top if you dare!), or cooled later as a yummy snack.
Though the puff pastry is nice, it was the filling that was my favorite. =)