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Pear and Fig Strudel

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Category: Desserts

 Ingredients List

  • 1 lb Figs
  • 1 2/3 c Unsweetened pear juice
  • 10 Ripe pears
  • 1 ts Cinnamon
  • 1/2 ts Allspice
  • 1/2 lb Filo dough
  • 1/2 c Melted butter
  • 1 c Toasted wholewheat bread
  • -- crumbs
  • 1/2 c Honey
  • 1/2 c Chopped hazelnuts

 Directions

Cover the figs with pear juice & bring to a boil, let simmer for 25
minutes. Puree in a blender.

Peel & core the pears & chop into bite-sized pieces. Combine fig paste,
pears & cinnamon & allspice.

Preheat oven to 375F. Butter a 9"x14" baking pan. Layer 10 filo sheets, 2
at a time, brushing butter on every second sheet & spinkling it with
breadcrumbs. Spread pear filling evenly over last sheet. Cover with another
10 sheets of filo, layered as before with butter & breadcrumbs.

Score the top sheet into pieces approx. 3" square. Bake for 35 to 40
minutes & then allow to cool for 15 minutes. Heat the honey, stirring
gently till warm. Drizzle over strudel & top with nuts. Cut with a sharp
knife.

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