Blue Cheese-Apple Strudels
It wouldn't be a family gathering at our house without this favorite strudel. The sweetness from the apples and the saltiness from the cheese is heavenly. Substitute Stilton cheese if you don't have Roquefort handy. —Patricia Nieh, Portola Vally, California24 ServingsPrep: 35 min. Bake: 20 min.
Ingredients
- 3 medium tart apples, peeled and finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 2 cups (8 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- 12 sheets phyllo dough (14 inches x 9 inches)
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the apples, lemon juice, thyme, nutmeg and
- pepper. Toss to coat. Add cheese and walnuts; set aside.
- Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface. Brush with butter
- and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons bread crumbs. Layer with two more
- sheets of phyllo, brushing each sheet with butter and sprinkling
- with bread crumbs. Layer with another sheet of phyllo. (Keep
- remaining phyllo dough covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to
- prevent it from drying out.)
- Spoon 1-1/2 cups apple mixture along the long end of phyllo to within
- 2 in. of edges. Fold long sides 2 in. over filling. Roll up
- jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Repeat, making two more
- strudels.
- Transfer strudels to a parchment paper-lined 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in.